they say/ I say, response ?

I'm just going to respond in two parts as they discussed two different things, though interrelated. they first few pages of They Say, I Say, I thought made a lot of sense. The whole time I was reading it I was thinking about past papers and writings, and I wondered how something as obvious as stating the reverse of what your arguing could have gone unnoticed for years. I really like the idea of putting the argument out in plain view right at the start instead of hiding it deep in the paper so that your position is overwhelmingly dominant. I feel this is some good advice that I intend to use.
The second part of the readings I had mixed feelings about. I think instruction on how to format a disagreement or an agreement can be very helpful, especially if someone is very early in their education, but it seemed sort of common sense at this point in writing. None of the points made seemed really new or helpful, just reiteration of what everyone was probably already doing. "state your stance... back it up," seems like a pretty basic format to follow. The author did get a bit deeper into more complex agreements, and disagreements, but it seemed like they all pretty much fit together. I feel the ideas presented in this second part really didnt advance my concept of writing or affect how I'm going to write in the future.

Micah Andersen