Notes from today's lecture : January 18

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 WAYS OF SEEING A PROBLEM ( Dr. Preston slams the book on desk )
1) getting everyone's attention 
2) just to do it 
3) prove a point
4) wanted to just scary us  
THE VIBRATION WHENEVER YOU HEAR A LOUD SOUND

Hearing = Passive = being taught
Listening = Active = learning

WHAT DOES ARGUMENT MEAN TO THE CLASS?
1) fight
2) two different people with different ideas 
3) sharing ideas
4) combining ideas
"Collection of statements intended to establish a proposition "
" a way to feel the truth "
Propostion
positions
Example : car can be 5K and that person can only spend 4K but wants it for 3K

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