Presentations

Jocular behavior and opinionated arguments were less effective than arguments solely based on fact and sources. In addition, large walls of text are not very effective. Instead of getting the audience to read the argument while listening to the presenter ramble on, the presenter should save the large wall of text for his oral presentation, This causes the argument to be more effective and helps the audience focus on one thing at a time.

Keep it simple! Elaborate themes and cluttered slides with little to no alignment or organization make the presentation look unofficial and unprofessional. Also, presenters should practice their arguments before they present them, because stuttering and drawing a blank makes the audience feel like the topic at hand is not very important to the presenter.
When a presenter appears passionate and knowledgeable about their topic and backs up their argument with valid sources, facts, and statistics, the argument being made becomes very effective.

Interest in Cars

Recently, I bought my first car. With little knowledge about cars, I decided to purchase a 2002 V6 Mustang 5 Speed Manual with 180,000 miles. It was in need of repair in several places, but I decided it would be fun to make some small repairs. Two months later, I'm still fixing the car. It runs fine, but there are several small things that need to be fixed.

One thing you do when making car repairs is learn. You learn a lot about cars. I now know almost all there is to know (without being a mechanical engineer) about the fundamental parts of a car. From the power windows, all the way down to how the pistons drive the crankshaft. Along the way of making repairs, if there was ever a concept I didn't understand, I would search up how the concept worked and learn something new. Looking back, I didn't put enough thought into buying my new car. I should have looked around more, considered spending extra money on a V8, and negotiated the price to favor myself more than I did. I look at buying this car as a good learning experience. I am now a knowledgeable DIYer and car enthusiast who will, when buying a new car in the future, know what aspects I'm looking for and what is worth my money.
I decided to write about cars because we often see all these new cars with the incentive to save gas. I think that's a fantastic thing, but at the same time, it scares me. "How could you be scared of saving the environment?" you may ask. Well, I'm not scared of saving the environment, but I am scared of what this means for the future of cars. Cars may soon be one in the same with the largest engine available being a V6. While I think it's important to save the environment, I also think automakers are making great leaps in the fuel efficiency of their engines, so if anything is going to deplete the world of its oil resources at an alarming rate, it won't be the auto industry.

Toulmin v Rogerian

Rogerian:
With more and more students taking online courses, both the students and colleges benefit. For example, with students being able to take more classes online, the colleges can admit more students to their school. This benefits colleges because they get more money for better resources, and it benefits students because more students can be accepted. However, online education has some drawbacks. For instance, students can breeze through classes without studying at all by searching for the answers on the internet during tests and quizzes. In addition, students can't be put in one on one scenarios with their teachers where they can ask questions. These problems could be easily solved. First, you could make it so that tests were administered in a classroom instead of online. Second, students could be given an opportunity once a week to visit their professor who is administering the course in order to ask important questions.

Toulmin:
Many colleges have instituted online education programs. These programs are the best way to teach core curriculum. If colleges are going to meet the rising demand for education, they must teach core classes online in order to prevent overcrowding of lecture halls. The online course I took provided me with the opportunity to learn what I needed to learn to get through my core classes with hundreds of other students before I moved on to my specific major where I got more one on one time with my professor. Having online college classes to help students complete their first years of college benefits students and colleges by allowing colleges to admit more students and by allowing students to have a more flexible schedule.