"They Say, I Say" Blog Post; 5 "Yes/No/Okay/But"

As for chapter four of They Say, I Say, "Yes/No/Okay/But, there was a lecture regarding the psychological fears which many writers withhold when writing an argumentative piece. That said, this topic aligns well with AP Seminar in that throughout the course, we have and will focus strictly on how to present an argument efficiently. While this may be the premise of both the book and the course being taken, this chapter has felt like an accurate summary as to what we've learned and are yet to learn. The latter of which is being done better by referring to the templates within the book as we progress through new lessons. Nonetheless, I found this chapter untimely as much of its content would've been excellently applied to my first argumentative essay. In respect to the work which we are responsible for, we were instructed to complete both exercises which regarded how to properly introduce a statement which either agrees, disagrees, or both. The first of which required us to refer to the end of the book or Gerald Graffs' blog and look for an essay listed at the end of the book and address the topics of where they introduced their agreeing and disagreeing statements. As for the second exercise, we had to study the essay they had written and construct an essay of our own which either refutes theirs or supports their claim(s). Both exercises are listed below in chronological order including works cited for both the essay and the book itself: 

1. The essay which I chose was located on Gerald Graff's blog and found on an external site. That said, it focused on the premise that handwriting is superior to typing for reasons including comprehension, emotions, therapy, and even memory. Nonetheless, Markham Heid, the author of the essay, had quite a firm stance that with plenty of scientific research validified his argument which supported longhand as opposed to typing. What was likely most recognizable was his immediate support of longhand, included in not only the third sentence but the title itself. In making his stance known early, there remained plenty of time to both offer invalid takes from the opposition and also provide evidence, as he did in an exemplary fashion. In confirming his support for longhand, Markham utilized a single sentence that offered a faint flaw of longhand and immediately countered it with a much stronger argument as to why it should be used throughout the world more often. "While longhand communication is more time-consuming and onerous, there's evidence that people may in some cases lose out when they abandon writing for keyboard-generated text" (Heid). 

    Regarding our second exercise, we were to refute or support the previous essay in one of the many ways demonstrated throughout the fourth chapter of They Say, I Say. With the concrete argument made by Markham Heid, I find no other option but to support his notion as he brought forth numerous strong sources which each contained scientific data in favor of longhand. Throughout my writing, I utilized the templates given throughout the story.

2. Markham Heid's theory regarding the opposition to longhand is extremely useful as it shed light on the difficult problem of the effectiveness of computerized writing of all types. Throughout his work, Markham not only rebuked opposing notions as he did before formally starting his own opinion, but he also provided ample evidence that fit comfortably into his text. An example of this would be his quick defense and support regarding a study that reviewed the correlation between stress and typing. "It’s possible that these findings may not hold up among people today, many of whom grew up with computers and are more accustomed to expressing themselves via typed text. But experts who study handwriting say there’s reason to believe something is lost when people abandon the pen for the keyboard" (Heid). Not only did Markham adequately preface his sources throughout his essay but he also managed to offer support for the source following its showing. As I presented earlier, defendants of typing traditionally lack scientific data. That said, their assertion that typing is superior because of time management is contradicted by the opposing sides' evidential supporting regarding longhands' diversified usage on paper. 

In reviewing all of chapter four of They Say, I Say, I have come to the sound conclusion that through methods of proper writing, the most delusional claim can be adequately supported. While this may seem to contradict, I found that depending on literary technique, the ability to support a notion can be greatly altered. Even if a premise is backed with irrefutable proof, so long as it's not properly framed, it will have little to no assistance in progressing the writing. That said, I often utilized the templates found throughout the book in both my blog work (as shown above) as well as my other studies which require me to write essays on a somewhat frequent basis. 

                                                                      Works Cited

Graff, Gerald, et al. "They Say / I Say": the Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings. W. W. Norton & Company, 2018.

Heid, Markham. “Bring Back Handwriting: It's Good for Your Brain.” Medium, Elemental, 12 May 2020, elemental.medium.com/bring-back-handwriting-its-good-for-your-brain-fe22fe6c81d2.


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