{"id":147,"date":"2021-06-25T16:45:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T20:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2024-02-19T17:27:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T22:27:38","slug":"week-5-arguments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/week-5-arguments\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5: Arguments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activity 1<\/strong>: What is <strong>an argument<\/strong>?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Write down your definition. <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTT5PEQAIYvKrjxJais5WboXgyxzuDYbFeG0Q&amp;usqp=CAU\" alt=\"Free Images : nature, people, sunlight, leaf, flower, glass, sadness,  green, reflection, broken, friendship, yellow, together, lifestyle,  leisure, sunflower, cut, fight, sad, friends, relationship, crisis,  expression, emotional, pain, out, trust ...\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activity 2<\/strong>: Read about arguments<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Review this document on arguments:<a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1763\/2021\/07\/Arguments.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Arguments<\/a> Please note that it is 3-pages long. Suggested: take notes. Use them when you take the quiz and when you work on this week&#8217;s post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activity 3<\/strong>: Extra Credit on arguments<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some <a href=\"http:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1763\/2021\/07\/Arguments-exercises-EC-6.docx\">exercises on arguments<\/a>. Optional: post your answers on Blackboard for +50 points on Post 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activity <\/strong>4: What is happiness? <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Suggested: write down your thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Activity <\/strong>5: Watch a TEDTalk on happiness <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this TEDTalk by Barry Schwartz titled &#8220;The Paradox of Choice:&#8221; Suggested: write down the speaker&#8217;s conclusion and premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The paradox of choice | Barry Schwartz\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VO6XEQIsCoM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activity 6a: read option 1 article OR<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/02\/08\/fashion\/08halfmill.html\">this New York Times article<\/a> titled &#8220;You Try To Live on 500K in This Town&#8221; by Allen Salkin. (Suggested: write down the conclusion and several premises.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activity 6b: Read option 2 article<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Read this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/05\/26\/how-your-salary-and-the-way-you-spend-money-affect-your-happiness.html\">CNBC article<\/a> titled &#8220;From the \u2018perfect\u2019 salary to keeping up with the Joneses, here\u2019s how money really affects your happiness&#8221; by Cory Stieg. (Suggested: write down the conclusion and several premises.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:31% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"http:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1763\/2021\/06\/writing-hand-1024x620.jpg\" alt=\"writing hand\" class=\"wp-image-124 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3570\/2021\/06\/writing-hand-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3570\/2021\/06\/writing-hand-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3570\/2021\/06\/writing-hand-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3570\/2021\/06\/writing-hand-1536x930.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100-fye-s24-prof-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3570\/2021\/06\/writing-hand.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Activity 7\/ Conversation 5: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You have watched The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz \/TEDTalk and read at least one&nbsp;of the Money and Happiness articles. Select one of the articles so that you can focus on the TEDTalk and one of the articles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"TableStyle2\"><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;font-size: medium\">For each source, state the author&#8217;s\/ speaker&#8217;s <strong style=\"font-family: inherit;letter-spacing: normal !important;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: bold;font-style: inherit;font-size: 16px\">conclusion<\/strong>&nbsp;and their&nbsp;<strong style=\"font-family: inherit;letter-spacing: normal !important;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: bold;font-style: inherit;font-size: 16px\">premises<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;font-size: medium\">Next, create your own argument about this topic. Use evidence from all 2 (or 3 if you wish) sources. For example, you could argue that money doesn&#8217;t guarantee happiness. Or you could agree\/ disagree with one of the authors, restate their premises, and add your own premises.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino;font-size: medium\">Respond to at least 1 classmate. Comment on their argument: do you agree or disagree, is there enough evidence, etc?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activity 1: What is an argument? Write down your definition. Activity 2: Read about arguments Review this document on arguments: Please note that it is 3-pages long. Suggested: take notes. Use them when you take the quiz and when you work on this week&#8217;s post. 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