The Right Way to Have a Fight

     Is there a right and wrong way to fight with someone? I never thought that there could be a wrong way in which you argue. Taking a look at the article, by Gary Hatch, “Arguing in Communities,” Hatch discusses the ways of having a responsible argument. Hatch, an associate professor of rhetoric and composition, explains that living with difference is not a bad solution. People nowadays don't understand that being different is a good thing. If everyone was the same, the world would be a boring place. Differences give individuals their identity in society. Learn to live with differences and agree to disagree.

    Another factor Hatch talks about how no one person has lived the same way another person has. You are basing your arguments on what you have experienced. You're experiences are going to be different than any other persons. It can be difficult to have to defend your own experiences when arguing, you may feel attacked. But learning to live with an open mind and allowing and accepting that others are going to think something different than what you may think. Lots of conflict in society today especially, result in violence, and so much of that could be avoided if people learned to talk about their differences.

    Arguing is supposed to be allow people to express their opinions, but if people cannot do that with clarifying and justifying their reasons, it can turn violent. They have to try and find a solution that everyone can agree on or can accept to a point, without getting to an extreme. Overall, if everyone in society learned and understood that people are going to have different opinions, but can learn to accept that, then the world would be a much different place. Click here to check out a great summary on how to argue responsibly and expand the ideas given by Gary Hatch.