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Argument
Analysis and Evaluation |
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Read Chapters 7,8 of the course textbook,
Critical Thinking, by Moore and Parker |
Go to the website and review the material
for chapter 7,8 |
Chapter Materials:
| Objectives |
| Glossary |
| Tutorial |
| Review Exercises |
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Website address( url) :
http://www.mayfieldpub.com/ct/chapterindex.htm
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Submit the exercises by email to the
instructor by the date(s) indicated in the course calendar. |
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Alternative or BONUS Assignment
Ask your instructor for the material for analysis, criticism and
Evaluation. |
Analyze
critically an argument which will be supplied to you by the
instructor. Use the 6 step method. Award up to 10 points to the argument.
Be thorough and fair. You are to be evaluated on how well you evaluate the
argument.
You will be awarded up to 10 points for your analysis and evaluation of
the argument. You must demonstrate that the following activities have been
successfully performed. |
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YOU MUST
DO THE FOLLOWING STEPS: TOTAL 10 points |
Step 1. Recognizing
Argument - doing assignment |
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Step 2. Standardizing
Argument
A. Rewrite Argument - number the premises |
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B. Eliminating
Rhetoric - (1) _____
Extraneous material
Repetition |
1 |
C. Supplying Missing
Premises (1) ____ |
1 |
D. Stating the
Conclusion (fairly & concisely) |
1 |
Step 3. Determining
the Form of the Argument
Schematize the
relationships among Premises |
1 |
Step 4. Criticizing
the Argument-Premises |
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*Relevance |
1 |
*Acceptability-Truth-Substantive |
1 |
*Sufficiency - Logical
Criticism |
1 |
Step 5. Determining
whether the arguer
considered alternative views
citing those alternative views, positions,counter-arguments |
1 |
Step 6. Overall
Evaluation
assigning a point total (10 pts. max)
describing your standards, model
explaining why you assigned the points
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TOTAL |
10 |
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