Dear CRT 100 Students,
In Week 12, we are exploring the relationship between authority and obedience. Who are the authority figures in your life and do you always listen to them? You will learn about several instances of blind obedience …
Ewa Barnes
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Hi Everyone,
I’ve looked at your drafts and peer reviews. It looks like nearly everyone who submitted their draft received feedback, often from multiple people, which is great. Answering the 10 peer review questions for each draft allowed you to …
Hi Everyone, and welcome to Week 11: Breathe and Revise. At this point, you have, hopefully, provided and received feedback about your essay drafts–or are still working on that today and tonight. You have also conducted more research and submitted …
Great work on fallacies, everyone! Look out for all the fallacies in your daily life and you are guaranteed to find many!
Thank you to all those of you who posted your outlines and drafts for peer review. If you …
Dear CRT Students,
First of all, I hope that you and your families are doing well and staying safe.
I was reading your article summaries and responses, and thinking how much I am looking forward to reading your essays–the range …
Your enormous post: what is critical thinking? How do the two speakers define it? Why, according to the speakers, is it important? Do you agree? Why or why not? Respond to at least two of your classmates. Some ideas for …
Welcome to week 9. We will be exploring logical fallacies. I am sure many of them will sound familiar to you. In Conversation 7 will be challenged to come up with your own examples.
You may also notice that this …
Hi Everyone,
Thanks for your midterm exams. Overall, they were great, and show that you are ready for the second part of the semester. In several cases, I’ve asked for more information, if your answer seemed incomplete and/ or confusing. …
Your outline should include the following:
- your topic
- your thesis/ conclusion
- your premises and evidence/ sources
Your draft should include the following:
- Your working thesis statement/ conclusion
- At least 3 body paragraphs, each with a premise and supporting evidence, including
