Choose one item that addresses a current issue and makes connections to class concepts.
- Your ability to identify arguments made about relevant issues in our world today
- How well you identify class concepts. Accuracy and a clear explanation are required
- Your use of terminology from the textbook/class lectures
- Your ability to showcase your critical thinking skills
CRITICAL THINKING
- Author: Moore, B & Parker, R.
- Publisher: Boston:McGraw-Hill
- Edition: 13th
Basically I have to choose an article from the current edition of a newspaper or magazine, a segment from a news or talk show, a YouTube video, vlog, or any program that features current affairs and explain the argument and incorporate terminology from the text book explaining what type of argument it is and what is used (ex. rhetoric devices, fallacies, argument styles, etc) and make a 4 minute video explaining my findings.
- Clearly identify the argument. Present the premises and conclusion in your chosen article or video clip and explain their importance. Did the speakers/writers use deductive or inductive reasoning?
- In your article or video clip, identify three of the following: vague/ambiguous language; credibility; cognitive bias; rhetoric; logical fallacies; generalizations; arguments from analogy; cause and effect reasoning; and value judgments about morality, law, or aesthetics.
- Explain why you think the argument fits this concept. Also, identify if this was purposeful and why, and how this affects the strength of the argument.
- Provide a conclusion to your video. Was the argument convincing? What is your position?
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