Assignment:
1. What is your Issue, and explain the two sides of the Issue.
2. Identify the best sources you have read thus far; who are the authors and what do they say about your issue (2 sources max).
- Keep your summaries short; do NOT go into deep details. Just give us the Authors and how they address your Issue
3. Identify the use of 2 to 3 of the following Biases either in your research or in either side of your Issue.
- Confirmation Bias: Weighting evidence that matches our beliefs more.
- False Consensus: Thinking our ideas are those of the majority.
- Negativity: Focusing on negative evidence rather than positive.
- Bandwagon: Aligning our ideas with others.
- Overconfidence: Believing our ideas are better than they are.
4. Identify 2 to 3 uses of Vague, Ambiguous, or General Language either your sources or in the reasoning of either side of your Issue
5. Identify one use of Deductive OR one use of Inductive logic used by either your sources or in the reasoning of either side of your Issue
- If you look at Deductive, identify if the Deduction Valid and Sound
- If you look at Inductive, identify if the Induction is Stronger or Weaker.