What have I learned?

I thing that I found to take most from this class was the different types of claims and arguments that make up critical thinking and communication.  For example, in the chapter counter arguments, I learned the right way to refute and argument directly and indirectly and how to reduce to the absurd.  This has allowed me to be able to fully speak to an argument when I think it is wrong.  This class has helped jump up my interpersonal communication with people along with giving me the tools neccessary to construct my own personal opinion.