I was not meant to be a lawyer.

In my Foundations Capstone class, which is titled "Analytical Thinking and Moral Judgment," we are learning to argue effectively. Not like we see on TV during elections where some candidates talk over and through each other, or don't talk about the issues, or tell us what we want to hear, or are rude to each other.

No.

We are learning to argue effectively where you can get your point across and listen to the points of others.

And be nice while doing it.

Every two weeks  we study a different case study. This week's case study is about in vitro fertilization. I know where I stand on this issue, so formulating an argument for that is not too bad. However, we also have to formulate a complete argument for the other side.

Now that is hard.

We have to go through this whole process that includes warrants, and assumptions, and rebuttals, and logical fallacies, and some other stuff which I can't remember at the moment. Those logical fallacies are interesting and a bit confusing.

And then we get to post on discussion boards where we decide if arguments are actually formulated correctly, and we also offer other perspectives on each other's arguments.

This is where I've discovered that I'm not meant to be a lawyer, because I can talk myself out of pretty much anything.

It often gives me a headache.

It should be an interesting semester...