Riki Thinks: One last for the road

Quite the storm brewing out there, quite a relaxing sound.  But that aside, what a long strange trip it has been, from Sept. to now.  Seen somethings that I thought I would never see (snow in Nov. Whats up with that eh?) and some I knew I would (essaysss).  But for the most part it all worked out.  One of the most important things I at least learned (may not apply) was the concept of They say/I say and how useful it can be when introduced o your paper.  I have written argument and persuasive  papers, but I have never been shown a tactic quite like this.  The thought of not only trying to forward my idea, but to also forward the idea of the opposition in order to make your idea seem more valid was almost absurd sounding.  Yet, when you look at it in practice, it really does seem to work, dispute what try to tell myself.  The apparent simplicity of it all, mention the oppositions argument, then mention your own in order to frame both sides of the story, to better explain just what the heck you are doing here, Tricksy hobbitses will never see it coming.  This is of course not all I learned, but for the most part, this was the newest fangled idea that I was introduced to, and one that I think will stick with me for a good while.