In a minimum of 750 words total, please answer the following three items:
1. It is sometimes said that the test of intellectual honesty is to ask ourselves when have we changed our minds on something important? When have we reversed an opinion that we strongly held previously, and admitted it? And what were the reasons or circumstances?
2. What do you think of the author’s argument in the article, “No, You’re Not Entitled to Your Opinion.” Explain by using an example from your own arguments or debates with others.
http://theconversation.com/no-youre-not-entitled-to-your-opinion-9978
3. What do you think of the rationale and logic behind Professor Clay Shirky’s decision to ban the student use of technology in his classroom? Does he make a persuasive argument? Why/why not?
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