I… I probably prefer to rely on books or other written material as opposed to other things like, uh, radio interviews, TV shows, things like that. Uh, mostly because I think that written materials are just more easily scannable. Um, it’s, you know, something… as I’m trying to, you know, process a vast amount of information, I want to able to go through something as quickly as possible, um, just to get a sense of what it’s trying to tell me. Uh, and that’s something that’s really tough to do, um, with, you know, with… with, uh, something that you have to watch.
The student has a firm position and solid reasons to support his opinion. He could improve his response by reducing his usage of “um” and other interjections. If you need time to think, it’s okay to pause and say nothing for a moment.