Sison's Argumentative Analysis

As human beings, we obtain knowledge through multiple mediums, but the most important is our senses. Personally, the senses have contributed greatly to how I acquire knowledge because they allow for me to experience everything first-hand. The senses include: hearing, touch, taste, sight, and smell. The senses use different “electrical nerve pulses” or “sensory organs” to interpret information. (Pediaopolis). As humans we have the ability to make “contextual judgments without being consciously aware of it.” (Lagemaat). This means that humans can draw conclusions subconsciously, which can greatly influence how an individual views certain scenarios around them. However, this can cause someone to interpret something incorrectly, which can lead

(Pediaopolis). In a questionnaire multiple individuals were questioned about their senses and which they thought were the most valued. Heny Sison, a chef, said, “music is in the mind whether or not one can hear.” (Romulo). When I read this I immediately understood Sison’s main argument. He clearly believes that observations and imagination serve a large role in the mind and how it perceives scenarios. For example, Sison says, “if I cannot hear for myself the actual beauty of a symphony, I will see its beauty in the faces of those who can hear.” (Romulo). Consequently, he states that sight is the most important sense to him because even if he lost his ability to smell and taste, he could appreciate other components of a meal like “texture” through sight. (Romulo). Each individual that was interviewed associated their most important sense with their career to show the importance of a particular sense in their everyday lives. Although sight is one of the most well-known senses, there are a variety of senses that sometimes go unnoticed, but hold just as much

These include: temperature, kinesthetic sense, pain, balance, and more. Although many individuals are unaware of their existence, they contribute greatly to how we obtain knowledge and are constantly being used subconsciously. (Pediaopolis). For example, “one in a million people are thought to be born without a sense of pain.” (Connor). Although this condition is rare, it can cause many fatalities because many nerve impulses are not functioning as they should. A student by the name of Ashlyn Blocke has suffered from this genetic condition and did not feel anything when submerging her hand in boiling water. (Connor). Many patients who have this condition live their lives unaware of it until a relative or someone else notices. Ashlyn’s parents were concerned and found out that their daughter had a genetic mutation in her DNA that caused her to lack the sense of pain. (Connor). In conclusion, pain and many other senses are vital to human survival because they can warn an individual of danger and can protect them from placing themselves in a dangerous