Bullshit needs a new name.

It strikes me that, after discussing the origins of "bullshit" and the semantics involved with the subject, no one has bothered to create an academic term synonymous with what we refer to as "bullshit." Undoubtedly vulgar and perhaps a tad derogatory, "bullshit" falls under the general category of "what is not a hundred percent true." In some (read: most) cases, it is not in our favor to tell just the facts or the simplistically truthful version of the subject at hand. Argumentation, analysis, and rhetorical exercises all involve personal input and opinion. And where there is opinion, there is always bias. Biases seem to create the notion that if we stretch the truth, or even obscure some of it, to fulfill our ulterior motives, we are in fact "bullshitting." This term, to me, is slightly obtuse and perhaps even inaccurate in its attempt to describe the alteration of truth to strengthen an argument or point of view. Persuasion, after all, is one of the underlying purposes behind written composition. Very rarely does one ever get to simply tell the truth and get their way at the same time. I haven't found an appropriate term to replace "bullshit" simply because my writing is not eloquent enough to emphasize the all-encompassing nature of the term and how we use it in language today. Maybe someday everyone will stop bullshitting and recognize it as a legitimate literary concept...

English 383 Schedule

Don't mind me guys...just adding in my schedule for the class so that I can remind myself when stuff is due.

Article Review (Week 9) - Smith, A. "Non-traditional Students in the Writing Center." Writing Lab Newsletter 27.7 (March 2003): 12-14.

Class notes: 27th Sept. 2010