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\nAssignment 1.2: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay \u2013 Part IISynthesizing and WritingDue Week 4 and worth 100 points
\nWhen looking for information about a particular issue, how often \u00a0do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This \u00a0assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking.
\nThe assignment is divided into two (2) parts.For Part I of the \u00a0assignment (due Week 2), you read a book excerpt about critical thinking \u00a0processes, reviewed the Procon.org Website in order to gather \u00a0information, and engaged in prewriting to examine your thoughts.* Remember that in the Week 2 Discussion, you examined the biases discussed in Chapter 2 of the webtext.
\nIn Part II of the assignment (due Week 4), you will write a paper to synthesize your ideas.Part II \u2013 WritingWrite at three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:1. State your position on the topic you selected for Assignment 1.1.\u00a02. Identify (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website \u00a0that support your position \u00a0\u00a0 and explain why you selected these \u00a0specific reasons.3. Explain your answers to the \u201cbelieving\u201d \u00a0questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the \u00a0Procon.org website.4. Examine at least two (2) types of biases that \u00a0you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against \u00a0your position.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05. Discuss the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases.\u00a06. Discuss whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed \u00a0after playing the \u201cBelieving Game,\u201d even if your position on the issue \u00a0has stayed the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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