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Creative Writing Reflection

This paper helped me develop my persuasive writing and argumentation skills very much. Having to find the good in something or someone that is normally portrayed as bad is a tough thing to do. I analyzed the notorious killer Charles Manson and I read his testimony right before he got sentenced to get some insight on what was going through his head. This gave me an advantage because he doesn’t see himself as a bad person so I was able to see his thoughts and built and argument around that. I could have done a few things better in the encomium though. I should’ve have quoted him so I could have given the audience proof of his thoughts and it would just make my argument more solid overall. I also could have looked up his background before he became this bad person to see if he had any credible qualities before he started his life of crime. Overall I think doing this creative writing paper improved my argumentation skills and will help me argue my point better in my research paper.