Have you ever worried about what others think of you? How did it affect your actions or decisions? Share a personal experience and use hypophora at least once in your response.

 Prompt Response: There have been many times where I've worried about what others think of me. One of those days was yesterday when I went out with the boy I'm talking to. In general, I'm very reserved when it comes to the things that I like and I rarely ever share things like my music taste and things that I like doing, however he always encourages me to share those things and to be more confident in what I like. Yesterday we went out to Ponce City Market and we kept going back to certain stores because I was indecisive on whether or not I actually wanted to get certain things that had caught my attention and after we went out, I was worried about what he thought about me and how indecisive I had been. I wondered if me going back and forth bothered him or if he found me not making a decision as frustrating. Why was I so worried about what he thought? I was worried because I highly value what he thinks of me not only because I like him, but also because I admire him as a person. I admire how he's confident in his decisions, his kindness, his patience, his attentiveness towards others, etc. However, I realized that opening up to him isn't something that should make me worry about what he will think because there's never been a situation where he's judged me for something I like and he always happily goes along with whatever I suggest. Because of this, I hope to make more decisions next time. 

Summary: We learned and practiced using rhetorical and questioning devices. 

Reflection: We learned more about using devices such as procatalepsis and distinctio. It's important to learn about them because it can help make a writer's argument stronger by acknowledging possible counterarguments and clarifying what they mean. 

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