PPT-Reading and Evaluating Arguments

The critical reader must be able to evaluate arguments When you evaluate an argument a set of claims you determine its value or persuasiveness To be able to do a good job evaluating arguments you need to know what an argument is and how an argument is put together . Validity and Soundness. The Form Content Distinction. Some students are athletes.. Some athletes are political.. Some students are political.. 1. Some young adults are in high school.. Some high school students are in the 10. Adam Crymble. Plan for Today. Background . lecture. Discussion of experience with digital archives. Workshop: evaluating a historical website. Time to start drafting blog post. Terminology. Archive. Evaluating Sources. . WITNESSING. AND . EVANGELISM. Lesson 12 for June 23, 2012.  . The . Bible shows that we must evaluate (examine) ourselves, the Church members and the Church itself. Why is this evaluation necessary. . . Direct Realism . It is the pre-philosophical view : it is “common sense”. 2. Language implies that we perceive objects in the external physical world. . “I can see my friends, I can hear the traffic, I can taste the chicken, I can feel the wind in my face, and smell the exhaust fumes – I know I am in London”. Thomas . c.. Berg, university of . st.. Thomas school of law, . minnesota. . Background: issues & the legal framework. Issues: objections to facilitating abortion; maintaining standards re marriage/sexuality etc.. Writing for an Academic . A. udience.. Hosted by. English Writing Center. www.uta.edu/owl. uta-wci@uta.edu. A Division of the Department of English. Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts . www.uta.edu/owl. . Structuring arguments. Defines which parts go where. Logical arguments described as:. Inductive reasoning. Deductive reasoning:. Inductive reasoning. . Process of generalizing on the basis of a number of specific examples. Revisiting the . Toulmin. Model and its Greek Predecessors. The Core Concepts. To detect errors in argumentation…. Ask probing questions that politely but relentlessly demand…. . Logical Consistency. Overview. What is science?. Science vs. pseudoscience. Scientific . method and . critique. How do we generate research ideas?. Ideas from theory. Ideas from other sources. How do we evaluate research ideas?. Everything’s an Argument. Chapter 7. Factual arguments come in many varieties with different standards of proof . Turn to page 662 (beware, nudity and grossness…and David Beckham…appear). Read the article “When Did Skivvies Get Rated NC-17?”. Isabel Sawyer, PhD. Center for the Collaborative Classroom. @IsabelBSawyer. Lorena Kelly, PhD. Virginia Beach Public Schools. @lolokelly. The . Center for the Collaborative Classroom . is a nonprofit organization dedicated to students’ growth as critical thinkers who learn from, care for, and respect one another.. Made By: Mr. Michael Baca. Edited By: Charolette Atkinson. Objective. Discuss and Identify techniques of judging meat goats.. 2. Steps to Judging Meat Goats. 1. Evaluate goats from the ground up and from the . Chapter 2. An argument is the fundamental building block of persuasion.. Chapter 2. Definition—. An argument is a collection of statements organized in a way that highlights connections between those ideas to demonstrate that because some of the statements in the collection are believed to be true, other statements in the collection should be accepted as true.. What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “evaluating information”? What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “evaluating information”? Comprehension Reliability Author Authority Analyzing Bias