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1. (TCO 6) In Chapter 4, we learned how to assess the credibility of a claim. Consider the following passage: “On Thanksgiving Day 1990, an image said by some to resemble the Virgin Mary was observ ed in a stained glass window of St. Dominic's Church in Colfax, California. A physicist asked to investigate said the image was caused by sunlight shining through the window and reflecting from a newly installed hanging light fixture. Others said the image was a miracle.” Whose explanation is mos...

1. (TCO 6) In Chapter 4, we learned how to assess the credibility of a claim. Consider the following passage: “On Thanksgiving Day 1990, an image said by some to resemble the Virgin Mary was observ ed in a stained glass window of St. Dominic's Church in Colfax, California. A physicist asked to investigate said the image was caused by sunlight shining through the window and reflecting from a newly installed hanging light fixture. Others said the image was a miracle.” Whose explanation is mos...

Critical Thinking o After reading the required resources for this week and participating in the discussion, how do you define critical thinking? You will want to carry this definition with you, s o keep it brief – perhaps 4 to 6 lines. You will find many definitions online – don't be tempted to just quickly copy one; try to form your own so that it is meaningful to you. Critical thinking to me is define as in-depth realm of though. Having ability to think beyond what we know as “common th...

Let's spend some time sorting out the premises and conclusions in some examples. Choose one of the statements below. Your task is to identify the premise(s) and the conclusion(s) of your example an d to negotiate among yourselves if you disagree. Additionally, discuss whether the premises or conclusions are valid. This exercise works best if students do not all choose the first example. If one example has been well discussed, choose a different example to discuss. Here are the examples: 1. Chan...

Review the section of Chapter 1 on Cognitive Biases (p. 17-22). Find an example of one of the biases, identify the bias, and explain the distortion it causes. You may choose your example from personal experience, something you have read, heard on the radio, or seen on TV or the Internet. Be sure to cite your source if needed. Respond This section lists options that can be used to view responses. Collapse All Print View Show Options Responses are listed below in the following order: response, aut...

Week 1: Claims and Reasons Using the textbook, what is the difference between a statement that is just a claim and one that is used in an argument? What makes some claims reasons and others conclus ions? Using the text or other source(s), provide a simple argument, and identify the claims, the reason(s), and why you would call it an argument. Grading This activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link: According to our textbook, "an argument is a s...

1. Question : (TCOs 2 and 3) In Chapter 1, we learned how to recognize the main issue in a passage. Consider the following example: “We have little choice but to concentrate our energy-policy effo rts on renewable resources because we don't have any idea how much longer fossil fuel sources will last.” The main issue is whether or not Answer: renewable resources will replace fossil fuels. fossil fuels will last for the indefinite future. we should concentrate our energy-policy efforts on ren...

Giving a Prisoner Mental Status Alerting Medication to Gain Temporary Sanity for Execution On February 11, 2003, the Court of Appeals ruled that the State of Arkansas could force death row prison er Charles Laverne Singleton to take anti-psychotic drugs to make him sane enough to execute. Singleton was going to be executed for a felony capital murder, but while he was in prison, he becomes psychotic. The argument, in this case, is whether or not giving Singleton the drugs was a proper reasoning ...

Week 8 Discussion: When the People You Love Don’t Think Like You Initial Post: Good afternoon peers and Professor Oakes, We are finally at the end of the race! It’s been a pleasure to rea d and learn from you all. After this course, I am officially done with all my required for me to graduate!  this been a long, challenging journey and I am so grateful I have finally arrived at the finish line. For the initial post, the pick point of view from the five questions above that I find particul...

Assignment Journal - Week 8 Within the last eight weeks, I have learned that critical thinking is more than a thinking process. Critical thinking is a skill that can be used to solve problems; it the solution of the argument and many more. Critical thinkers need to be open-minded, methodical, truth finder, analytical, confident in reasoning, curious, thoughtful, understanding, inference, evaluation, self- regulation, analysis, and explanation. Let me write briefly about critical thinker's viewp...