ARGUMENT 1 – Exercise #7

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ARGUMENT 1 – Exercise #7 

Post your own Argument paragraph WITH a topic sentence on your blog.. !

Follow this form:

The following are the basic factors of an argument:

Topic statement - 

·         A position or a point of view

·         An attempt to persuade others to accept that point of view

·         Reasons given to support that point of view.

·         Conclusion

ARGUMENT 1 – Exercise #6

ARGUMENT 1 – Exercise #6

The following are the basic factors of an argument:

·         A position or a point of view

·         An attempt to persuade others to accept that point of view

·         Reasons given to support that point of view.

·         Conclusion

Read the following passage and identify the following:

Main argument:

Reasons that support the argument:

Conclusion:

It is important that pregnant women and those with a poor immune systems become aware of the potential risks posed by cat. Many of us keep cats as house pets without realizing the dangers they may be harboring. Cats are hosts to infectious protozoa that cause disease in mammals such as humans. Adult humans rarely showed signs of significant disease if they become infected. However, if pregnant women become infected, the foetus can become infected by parasites and suffer serious congenital damage. In the worst cases, infants may lose their eyesight and acquire motor deficits. In people with poor immune systems or AIDS protozoa can cause seizure and death. The symptoms of the disease are not evident in cats so there is no way of knowing if a particular cat is at risk. 

DQ2-Benefits of Critical Thinking - exercise #5

 DQ2-Benefits of Critical Thinking - exercise #5


Using the book Stella Cotrell's Critical Thinking: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). [Look on the menu on the left hand sidebar. There is a copy there for you, and I strongly suggest reading Chapter 1]. 

Look on page 4 in the call out box. You will see that she lists 6 benefits of critical thinking.      Write each one of the benefits and give an example from your real life to explain what the benefit is.
1. For example, the first benefit is "improved attention and observation."

An example from my real life is when I decided to buy a new phone because I was tired of my BlackBerry taking so long to load when I went on the Internet. I started noticing what kind of phone everyone was was using if it were a BlackBerry, an IPhone, or a Samsung. I began looking at the screens and noticing how the person used the phone.

2. The second benefit is "more focused reading,"
So when I looked up information about the phones on the Internet I read it very carefully, I also read newspaper articles about BlackBerry, iPhone, and Samsung.

3. The third benefit is .......
Do this for each one of the six benefits. Think about when you bought your phone or your car, or chose to study at ADMC.

Post to your Blog as Exercise #5

DQ 3- Barriers to CT

Cotrell (2005) also lists 7 barriers to critical thinking on pages 10-12.

Write each of the barriers to critical thinking and write an explanation of the barrier in your own words.

   For example:

Barrier 1--Misunderstanding what is meant by criticism

Some people think that criticism is just saying what is wrong with your work. But criticism also means analyzing something like a piece of art, a book, or a movie to understand thoroughly what it is about and deciding what your opinion about it is. Criticism can actually mean that you like something or you think someone did a good job on something.

Post to your Blog as Exercise #4  for ALL seven barriers

Week#3 - Critical Comments / Rubric

 Discussion Board Rubric / Comments by Students

Objective/Criteria	Level 5 (A) (20pts)	Level 4 (B) (16pts)	Level 3 (C) (14pts)	Level 2 (D-F) (12pts)	No Grade
Critical Thinking	·         Rich in content ·         Full of thought, insight, and analysis	·         Substantial information ·         Thought, insight, and analysis taken place	·         Generally competent ·         Information is thin and commonplace	·         Rudimentary and superficial ·         No analysis or insight displayed	0% No evidence
Connections	·         Clear connections to previous or current real-life situations	·         Connections lack depth and/or detail	·         Limited if any connections ·         Vague generalities	·         No connections are made ·         Off topic	0% No evidence
Uniqueness	·         New ideas ·         New connections ·         Made with depth and detail	·         New ideas or new connections ·         Lack depth and/or detail	·         Few, if any, new ideas ·         Repeat or summarize other postings	·         No new ideas ·         “I agree with.” statements	0% No evidence
Timeliness	·         All required postings ·         Early in discussion ·         Throughout discussion	·         All required postings ·         Some not in time for other to read and respond	·         Almost all required postings ·         Most of the time last minute without allowing for response time	·         Some or most required postings missing	0% No evidence
Stylistics	·         Few grammatical or stylistic errors	·         Several grammatical or stylistic errors	·         Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors ·         Errors interfere with content	·         Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors makes understanding impossible	0% No evidence