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Activity 1: Argumentative project assignment

What issues do you care about?

We are beginning to work on the argumentative project. Please review the guidelines and let me know if you have any questions.

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Activity 2: What does the work “research” mean?

What does successful research look like? What are reliable sources? How can we distinguish them from the unreliable ones?

For the argumentative project, you will access a database called the CQ Researcher. This is where I ask that you find at least 2 of the 3 sources you use in the final essay. You can find all your sources here too.

research guidelines

Activity 3: Take quiz 6 on Blackboard.

Activity 4: Check out the project topics.

Select one of them. Please note that you need to be logged into the database to view the topics.

Activity 5: Submit Summary and Response assignment on Blackboard.

Summary and Response 250 words +

Once you conduct some research on your topic for the argumentative project, select one article from CQ Researcher and do the following:

provide a brief summary of the article, including the main idea and supporting details/ conclusion and premises if it includes an argument
respond to the article: why you selected it, what you learned, how you might use it

Activity 6: Deductive and Inductive arguments

Learn about Deductive and Inductive Arguments. Think about the structure of an argument as it applies to your summary and response assignment, as well as you begin formulating your own argument for the upcoming essay.

Activity 7: Review arguments

Review what you learned about deductive and inductive arguments by watching this YouTube video:

Activity 8/ Optional: Extra credit assignment

Extra Credit assignment on Blackboard:

See this week’s Powerpoint and YouTube video on deductive and inductive arguments.

1)Define a deductive argument in your own words, 2) Provide an original example of a deductive argument, 3) State if it’s valid or invalid, 4) Explain your answer

5)Define an inductive argument in your own words, 6) Provide an original example of a inductive argument, 7) State if it’s weak or strong, 8) Explain your answer

When you reply to classmates, please evaluate their arguments.

For 25 extra points on Post 7/ Fallacies.

Activity 9: Cartoon

See the New Yorker cartoon on Blackboard. What is the message?

Week 8: Evaluating and Constructing Arguments