Online Communication is explored in terms of tone and context.

This solution focuses on how tone is very important when communicating online. The posting addresses these issues: How will your tone, or writing style, change based on the different types of people you will be communicating with online? Consider family/friends, classmates, and instructors in your response.

Critical Thinking is applied to analyze short email messages.

This posting offers help with writing short criticism to these email messages: Ms. Chung As much as I would like to, I must decline your request that I give your membership a free lectures next month. I receive many requests to give free lectures. I grant some of them, but I simply cannot do them all. Unfortunately, yours is one that I must decline. I regret that I cannot serve in future, please call on me.

This solution posts an example of an argument that you have heard or read in the past which demonstrates a logical fallacy and identifies which logical fallacy it demonstrates.

This solution offers examples of an argument heard or read in the past which demonstrates one of these logical fallacies and identifies which logical fallacy it demonstrates. It briefly explains how you would counter this argument with correct logic. Circular Argument (also called Circular Reasoning) Personal Attack (also called Argumentum ad Hominem) Hasty Generalization (also called Dicto Simpliciter) Either/Or Fallacy (also called False Dilemma) Non Sequitur Appeal to the Crowd (also called Argumentum ad Populum or Appeal to Popularity)

A research paper is contrasted with other writing assignments .

How is writing a research paper (essay with sources) different from the other writing assignments?

Ethical peer review issues are examined.

This posting addresses ethical responsibilities as a peer reviewer.