Exercise 1

The 5 statements I chose were :
-It's okay to say things that might disagree with the instructor
-You can use your own experience and observations as evidence
-Form matters more than content
-You're mostly writing for the instructor
-You're always suppose to make an argument

I feel that some of the statements I checked are true and others are not. I do think you can say things that the instructor disagrees with because everyone has their own opinions and just because someone disagrees doesn't mean it's wrong. I also think that you can use your own experience and observations as evidence is true. I don't think you should only rely on it but it is nice to use your own experience to help draw people so they know that you know what you're talking about. The others however I do not agree with. Different papers have different meanings and reasons for why they were written. The last 3 bullet points take away all originality of any paper that someone would write.

For the 2nd step, I chose the statement: 'No matter how difficult they are, most problems have one solution that is better than the others.'

I am on the fence with this one because I feel it really makes you think. I think that there are many different solutions for problems and just because one may seem the best is not always true. Sometimes the best solutions are when you take bits and pieces from many solutions to make the best one.