They Say, I say: Exercise 2

In the Introdution to "They say/I say": The moves that matter in academic writing, Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to help express your ideas and how to be able to present them in a sufficient way. Specifically, Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer that you not only take your ideas but others also. As authors themselves put it "we believe to argue well you need to do more than assert your own ideas." Although some people believe, Graff and Birkenstein insist that you become well known with others ideas . In sum, then, their view is that they want you to listen to what other people have to say and hear their ideas out.
I agree. In my view, the types of templates that the authors recommend are very valuable because you can learn new things by listening to others ideas. For instance, if you don't know something then somone can help educate you on it. In addition, this can also help you know what other people have to say. Some might object, of course, on the grounds that you shouldn't always take others into idea because you are your own person. Yet I would argue that this isn't true because everyone can learn from one another. Overall, then, I believe that this is a important skill to have in writing -an important point to make given by the auhors.