Reflective analysis

In my analysis of Ms. Palin's article, I chose the health care topic because it is a current, and important issue. My hope, is that anyone who reads my paper will have at least, a little more understanding of the issue than they did before. Writing this paper, I analyzed this debate and the subject thoroughly. With this analysis came a greater understanding of the major players in the debate, and their individual influences, biases, and beliefs. In every debate, in every subject, world view will affect how one views a particular issue. I want my audience to understand this concept well, to grasp it, and to analyze and critique by themselves what other people have to think about an issue. The ability to do this, to question everything that is spoken, especially on the public scale, is important to being able to dig for the truth, and to understanding what kinds of viewpoints people have, and how they affect their arguments.
In reviewing my paper, I also learned several important aspects of writing a paper. For example, I made several revisions to paragraph structure, and also changed where I placed content and analysis. When I re-analyzed my paper, after receiving peer reviews, I restructured several of the opening paragraphs and combined them into the summary of Ms. Palin's article, which accomplishes several objectives. It makes the overall paper more reader-friendly, and eliminates a large section of repetitious statements. I also changed my conclusion to make a summary of my paper, and a closing statement that reflected the opening paragraph. In several cases in my paper, I used Ms. Palin's evidential arguments, and intensely scrutinized them. I brought out my findings on her evidence in my paper, and showed that in some cases, the facts did not appear to line up; in others, her evidence was conclusive and solid. My paper focused most on an analysis of her appeals to logic, and emotion, and the people groups affected and targeted by these appeals.
It is important to recognize how one's own argument can be perceived. With what "voice" they use. I have worked to indicate a voice that is as calm, and objective as I can possibly be. My approach to this situation, is similar to how I approach other issues that are divisive and multi-faceted. In every case with a controversial subject, one should strive to appeal to the audience in a logical, reasonable way. In cases, appeal to emotion is important; indeed several of the reforms made in history have come because of emotional appeal. I have, however, aimed for a calm and logical appeal in my paper, without much use of pathos in analyzing Ms. Palin's article.
While my personal belief did not change with the critical analysis of this paper, it did challenge me to make sure I consider all sides of every debate before making an assumption. It is easy to simply listen to one side of an issue, and make a decision about it before hearing completely what the other side has to say.
I have spent considerable effort on this paper, but have also learned a great deal doing so. In the future, it is my hope that I will be able to reflect upon the lessons learned here, to better my writing skills an abilities.