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Reflection Questions: Is violence justified during a revolution and/or a protest?

A) How did the use of AI assist you in developing this project

When doing this project, Perplexity.AI helped me find different websites that I could use to gather information. This helped me because I found it easier and more accurate to find websites, rather than looking on Google. I was able to read through all the points that it gave me, and then pick a link that would take me to more information that was related to my subject.

However, I found that the AI was not super helpful at times, depending on what I was asking it. The position I had to argue was pro violence, and the AI always seemed to not support this side. This made it difficult to find convincing arguments that would help back up what I had to say.

B) How did you ensure that the work you created was still your own, rather than just a product of the AI

When using AI and other websites, I had to make sure I was not copying points that were already created by the AI because that would not be my own work. To make sure the work was still my own, I read through the AI and and remembered the main subjects in the article. Then, I took some of the main points and made them into my own words. This allowed me to get some inspiration, but also gave me an opportunity to do my own work.

C)Did you agree with the position you had to argue? Why or why not?

The position that I had to argue was: “Violence is justified during a protest and/or a revolution”. I would say that I do not totally agree with this side of the argument because violence is absolutely not right and causes a lot of harm. However, if you think about it, violence is the only way to really fight back and overpower another side.

My partner(s) and I did not care about what side we were on, because we knew it would be challenging to make each side convincing, as both positions have negatives and positives. As a result, I decided to be on the “pro” side because I thought that it would be a challenge to say that violence is okay, and it would be interesting to dive into different violent events that have happened in history.

Core Competency Reflection

I seek, develop and weigh options as demonstrated by picking a side for an argument and debate. When thinking about what side I wanted to argue, I really had to weigh the different negatives and positives. It was important that I developed ideas of great arguments before I started so I could seek the best side for me to argue.

Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in groupwork because for any group project, clear communication is necessary when two people are needed for the assignment to be completed. My partner and I demonstrated this because even though we were on two different sides of the argument, we communicated and supported each other because we were partners. We worked together to start getting ideas down about the arguments, and we really had to communicate clearly about who was going to answer what sections. Also, communication was key because we needed to make sure we were both stayed on track and were ready to record ourselves on the chosen day.