When examining the deductive and inductive reasoning examples, you may have noticed that some of the concluding statements “felt” true, even when they were illogical. It is understandable that bad personal experiences with something, whether a type of animal or a writer or anything else, will lead someone to a generalized negative viewpoint. Your task for this exercise is to examine your own opinions and to assess whether or not they are logical or illogical. Think of something about which you have a strong opinion and examine why you hold that opinion; is it due to personal experiences alone, or do you have other information on which to base it? It is vitally important that we understand the whole process by which opinions are formed as rhetoricians. The personal experiences that underpin a strong opinion can be very convincing and very difficult to overcome. The more you understand the way they are formed, however, the easier it will be to change your audience’s mind. Write your conclusions in around 300-400 words.