Cohen’s main claim is that people see arguments as a battle with a winner and a loser but Cohen believes that in an argument there is no winner or loser he wants to change that so then arguments become a tool for communication between ideas. He gives the metaphor that war is a battle between two people. He then goes on to talk about how in this form of argument that people rely on tactics such as defense and attack instead of trying to see the positive in opposing ideas or views. When he gives the metaphor about the jury I was able to relate to his idea that arguments can become a performance in front of an audience. After watching this video it made me think about how I can use this in my writing and in my everyday life. In project 3 I can take a look at the opposing views of the other side and instead of discrediting their argument I can learn from it and work it into my essay.
Great post! I think considering the different sides of an argument and trying to be understanding instead of adversarial is very important in academic arguing.