Kirsten+W's+OpEd+Article

media type="file" key="kirstenw-muckraker-2011.mp3" **Kirsten on Debating: People With Narrow Minds and Strong Opinions That They Cannot Express**
 * In debate over sensitive issues, people become increasingly excitable, if not hysterical. This is when madness overcomes the brain and nonsense ensues. People become so over-emotional and sensitive about certain subjects that they cannot develop a firm opinion and their talking becomes blabbering. I have witnessed this occurrence with mainly one anonyms person. Their feelings overtake their sense and they never develop a clear position.** **This has happened multiple times and irritates me endlessly. I sit and listen to her complain about the politics of today or even pointless subjects about musical bands and she never even gets to her point because her emotions overtake the logic of her argument. The latest was Vampire Weekend’s song being used in a car commercial. She ranted for a good fifteen minutes overall claiming they were selling out. She talked in circles around the point and if it had been an AP essay she would have received a 1 for not even answering the prompt. I also find in debates people have increasingly narrow outlooks, pertaining only to what’s happening where they are at that moment, be it Ventura, CA, USA. I believe there are two types of viewpoints: the American outlook and the worldly outlook. Sadly, I find many people who suffer from the incapability of expressing their opinions all have such narrow views, the American viewpoint. I always find that news broadcasted in American only focuses mainly on itself. People’s minds are like alley ways that must be opened up. Emotions aside, develop an opinion to supplement your argument before you open your mouth.**