This week we’re exploring causation and correlation.
Why is it a fallacy to co
This week we’re exploring causation and correlation.
Why is it a fallacy to confuse causation and correlation?
Provide an example of a statement that confuses causation with correlation.
400 words minimum, if sources used include in text citation and references.
This week, we are learning about categorical logic.
Why is it important to und
This week, we are learning about categorical logic.
Why is it important to understand categorical logic?
Provide some examples of how you could apply these concepts to your personal and professional life (nursing)
400 words minimum, if sources used include in text citation and references.
Consider two types moral reasoning: Consequentialist and Non-Consequentialist a
Consider two types moral reasoning: Consequentialist and Non-Consequentialist approaches (and the specific theories involved).
Which of these theories, if any, do you find most reasonable, and why?
Provide a clear example to demonstrate your thinking.
400 words minimum. if you use sources include in text citation and references.
Should there be a death penalty for first-degree murder?
Make an argument that
Should there be a death penalty for first-degree murder?
Make an argument that either supports or opposes the use of the death penalty in first-degree murder cases.
Be sure to define what is involved with first-degree murder and provide adequate reasoning and support for your argument.
400 words minimum, if sources used include in text citation and references.
Find a two-minute clip on any debate aired on the news in the last year.
Provi
Find a two-minute clip on any debate aired on the news in the last year.
Provide a link to the clip and address the following:
What is the context of the argument being made?
Identify at least two or three rhetorical devices used during this debate and explain their effect on the audience. Do you think the speakers use these intentionally? If so, for what purpose? If not, explain your reasoning.
Choose an advertisement on television, on the radio, on the Internet, or in prin
Choose an advertisement on television, on the radio, on the Internet, or in print.
Describe, deconstruct, and analyze the advertisement by answering the following items:
Where did you find the advertisement ?
Briefly describe the scenario depicted in the advertisement.
What product is advertised?
Who is the audience for this advertisement? How do you know this?
Identify the main claim in the advertisement.
Is the claim credible? Why or why not? Use class terminology to explain.
What might make the claim more credible? What might make it less credible?
How does the author use rhetorical strategies to sell this product to its audience?
Does the advertisement reveal any cognitive biases? Which ones and how?
Your analysis must be at least 400 words in length and follow APA Style formatting and citation guidelines as appropriate.
Choose an advertisement on television, on the radio, on the Internet, or in prin
Choose an advertisement on television, on the radio, on the Internet, or in print.
Describe, deconstruct, and analyze the advertisement by answering the following items:
Where did you find the advertisement ?
Briefly describe the scenario depicted in the advertisement.
What product is advertised?
Who is the audience for this advertisement? How do you know this?
Identify the main claim in the advertisement.
Is the claim credible? Why or why not? Use class terminology to explain.
What might make the claim more credible? What might make it less credible?
How does the author use rhetorical strategies to sell this product to its audience?
Does the advertisement reveal any cognitive biases? Which ones and how?
Your analysis must be at least 400 words in length and follow APA Style formatting and citation guidelines as appropriate.
150 words
Do animals deserve the same rights as human beings? Why or why not?
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Do animals deserve the same rights as human beings? Why or why not?
2. Imagine a robot so advanced that it looks, eats, breathes, thinks, exercises free will, and has emotions just like a human. Should the robot be considered a human? Why or why not?
3. Students may prepare their own questions for discussion
1. Find an example from your life illustrating whether you agree or disagree wi
1. Find an example from your life illustrating whether you agree or disagree with the Sophists: does rhetoric create a truth useful at the moment (kairos)? Use your second and/or third paragraphs to explain whom you side with: Callices, Socrates, Phaedrus, or Gorgias? Be clear, though. In 200-250 words, answer the prompt.