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DQ 1 400 words
Choose an argument that you found online (you may utilize an argument from a video posted online, a blog, a news source, a political website, or any other resource that will allow you to satisfactorily meet the requirements of the assignment). You may also select from this week’s relevant recommended resources.
Once you have selected your source, you will then evaluate the argument being presented in the source in an essay of 400 words. In your evaluation:
- Identify the issue, the premises, and conclusions of the argument.
- Determine whether the argument is sound or unsound (deductive), valid or invalid (deductive), or strong or weak (inductive).
- Explain why you have chosen to label it as sound or unsound, valid or invalid, and/or strong or weak.
DQ 2 500 Words
The following website is needed to completed DQ 2.
Explore a legendary hoax from the Museum of Hoaxes. Describe the elements and details of the hoax. Applying what you know about how to evaluate arguments, pretend you were presented with this hoax and outline the steps you would take to evaluate it. How does this hoax encourage critically evaluating sources of information? Explain three methods by which you can prevent yourself from being fooled by hoaxes or other sources of misinformation.
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