Evaluating Career Choice Arguments
Imagine you are at a point in life where you must select a career. You are evaluating the following arguments:
• Your mother: "You should consider a career in education. It is the best way to make a difference in the world."
• Your father: "You should consider a career in business. You will have infinite career options."
• Your best friend: "You should consider a career in information technology. No other degree concentration is as innovative."
Create a 5- to 8-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you evaluate the choice of a career. Include the following:
• Identify the two most compelling arguments that were presented. List one that had a logical error in it but which you still thought was important.
• Were there any errors in truth with the argument? Describe what those errors were and what made them errors.
• Were there any errors in validity with the argument? Describe what those errors were and what made them errors.
• Revise the argument so that it removes all errors. Restate it in a logically sound way.
• Outline the steps you would use to evaluate an argument.