Critical Thinking

o Why and how could you apply critical thinking when evaluating each of the following: • Articles • Advertising • Media • Conversations

Track development as problem solvers, and decision makers.

What makes some teams successful? Consider one successful sports team and write five observations about what helps them come together to win. How would you combat stress?

Distinguish between academically sound and specious sources of information

Explain the problem of plagiarism and authority as it relates to citation. Do you also see a problem here? Why are vendors a problematic source for academic papers? Why are open-contributed websites like Wikipedia a questionable authority?

Use critical thinking skills to evaluate all sources of information

Define and explain the dual problems of grade inflation and academic integrity in online education; prepare in-text and reference methods for at least three sources. Consider how you would respond if one of your teammates on a group project submitted an assignment that was blatantly plagiarized. Do you believe your teammate's actions harm the value of your degree program? Explain how you could coax the student into reexamining their work.

Analyze Article - Teens and Alcohol Advertising.

Identify any examples of bias presented by the author. If none exist, explain how you determined this. Identify any areas that are vague or ambiguous. If none exist, explain Identify and name any rhetorical devices used by the author. Identify and name any fallacies used by the author. State one argument made by the author. Identify the premises and conclusion of the argument. Is the author’s argument valid or invalid, sound or unsound, strong or weak? Explain how you determined this. Does the author use moral reasoning?