Gun Control Assignment I missed the first assignment and do not have any gathered information. Please run with your ideas for this paper. Please ONLY do Pa
Gun Control Assignment I missed the first assignment and do not have any gathered information. Please run with your ideas for this paper. Please ONLY do Part 2.
The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.
In Part I of the assignment (due Week 2), you will first read a book excerpt about critical thinking processes: “The Believing Game and How to Make Conflicting Opinions More Fruitful” at http://www.procon.org/sourcefiles/believinggame.pdf. Next, you will review the Procon.org Website in order to gather information. Then, you will engage in prewriting to examine your thoughts.
Note: In Part II of the assignment (due Week 4), you will write an essay geared towards synthesizing your ideas.Part I – Prewriting: Follow the instructions below for this prewriting activity. Use complete sentences and adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.
1. Select one (1) of the approved topics from the www.procon.org Website and state your position on the issue.
2. From the Procon.org Website, identify three (3) premises (reasons) listed under either the Pro or Con section – whichever section opposes your position.
3.For each of the three (3) premises (reasons) that oppose your position on the issue, answer these “believing” questions suggested by Elbow:
What’s interesting or helpful about this view?
What would I notice if I believed this view?
In what sense or under what conditions might this idea be true?”
The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:
Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
This prewriting assignment has no page requirement. There is no requirement at this time to include references in the assignment.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Identify the informal fallacies, assumptions, and biases involved in manipulative appeals and abuses of language.
Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic
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Assignment 1.2: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay – Part II
Synthesizing and Writing
Due Week 4 and worth 100 points
When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking.
The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.
For Part I of the assignment (due Week 2), you read a book excerpt about critical thinking processes, reviewed the Procon.org Website in order to gather information, 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.
In Part II of the assignment (due Week 4), you will write a paper to synthesize your ideas.
Part II – Writing
Write at three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
1. State your position on the topic you selected for Assignment 1.1.
2. Identify (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position and explain why you selected these specific reasons.
3. Explain your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website.
4. Examine at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position.
5. Discuss the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases.
6. Discuss whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue has stayed the same.
The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:
Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Based on the guidelines in SWS, “A well-researched assignment has at least as many sources as pages.” Since this assignment requires you to write at least 3-4 pages, you should include at least 3-4 references.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Identify the informal fallacies, assumptions, and biases involved in manipulative appeals and abuses of language.
Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic. 1. State your position on the topic. Weight: 10%
0 (0%) – 6.40 6.40%)
Did not submit or incompletely stated your
position on the topic.
6.6 (0.6%) – 7.59 (7.59%)
Insufficiently stated your position on the
topic.
7.7 (7.7%) – 8.60 (8.69%)
Partially stated your position on the topic
8.8 (8.8%) – 0.79 (9.79%)
Satisfactorily stated your position on the
topic
9.0 (0.9%) – 11 (11%)
Thoroughly stated your position on the
topic.
2. Identify (3) three premises (reasons) from the
Procon.org website that support your position and
explain why you selected these specific reasons.
Weight: 10%
0 (0%) -6.49 (0.49%)
Did not submit or incompletely identified (3)
three premises (reasons) from the
Procon.org website that support your
position and explained why you selected
these specific reasons.
6.6 (6.6%) – 7.59 (7.59%)
Insufficiently identified (3) three premises
(reasons) from the Procon.org website that
support your position and explained why
you selected these specific reasons.
7.7 (7.7%) – 8.69 (8.60%)
Partially identified (3) three premises
(reasons) from the Procon.org website that
support your position and explained why
you selected these specific reasons.
8.8 (8.8%) – 9.79 (9.79%)
Satisfactorily identified (3) three premises
(reasons) from the Procon.org website that
support your position and explained why
you selected these specific reasons.
9.9 (9.9%) – 11 (11%)
Thoroughly identified (3) three premises
(reasons) from the Procon.org website that
support your position and explained why
you selected these specific reasons.
3. Explain your answers to the believing”
questions about the three (3) premises opposing
your position from the Procon.org website. Weight:
10%
0 (0%) – 0.40 (6.499)
Did not submit or incompletely explained
your answers to the “believing” questions
about the three (3) premises opposing your
position from the Procon.org website.
6.6 (0.6%) – 7.59 (7.59%)
Insufficiently explained your answers to the
“believing questions about the three (3)
premises opposing your position from the
Procon.org website.
7.7 (7.7%) – 8.60 (8.69%)
Partially explained your answers to the
“believing questions about the three (3)
premises opposing your position from the
Procon.org website.
8.8 (8.8%) – 9.79 (9.79%)
Satisfactorily explained your answers to
the “believing questions about the three
(3) premises opposing your position from
the Procon.org website.
9.9 (9.9%) – 11 (119)
Thoroughly explained your answers to the
“believing questions about the three (3)
premises opposing your position from the
Procon.org website.
4. Examine at least two (2) types of biases that you
likely experienced as you evaluated the premises
for and against your position. Weight: 15%
0 (0%) -6.49 (6.49%)
Did not submit or incompletely examined at
least two (2) types of biases that you likely
experienced as you evaluated the
premises for and against your position
6.6 (6.6%) – 7.50 7.50%)
Insufficiently examined at least two (2)
types of biases that you likely experienced
as you evaluated the premises for and
against your position.
7.7 (7.7%) -8.89 (8.69%)
Partially examined at least two (2) types of
biases that you likely experienced as you
evaluated the premises for and against
your position
8.8 (8.8%) – 9.79 (9.79%)
Satisfactorily examined at least two (2)
types of biases that you likely experienced
as you evaluated the premises for and
against your position
9.9 (0.0%) – 11 (11%)
Thoroughly examined at least two (2)
types of biases that you likely experienced
as you evaluated the premises for and
against your position
5. Discuss the effects of your own enculturation or
group identification that may have influenced your
biases. Weight: 10%
0 (0%) -6.49 (6.40%)
Did not submit or incompletely discussed
the effects of your own enculturation or
group identification that may have
influenced your biases
6.6 (6.6%) – 7.50 7.50%)
Insufficiently discussed the effects of your
own enculturation or group identification
that may have influenced your biases.
7.7 (7.7%) -8.69 (8.69%)
Partially discussed the effects of your own
enculturation or group identification that
may have influenced your biases.
8.8 (8.8%) – 9.79 (9.79%)
Satisfactorily discussed the effects of your
own enculturation or group identification
that may have influenced your biases.
9.9 (0.9%) – 11 (119)
Thoroughly discussed the effects of your
own enculturation or group identification
that may have influenced your biases.
6. Discuss whether or not your thinking about the
topic has changed after playing the “Believing
Game,” even if your position on the issue has
stayed the same. Weight: 15%
0 (0%) – 6.40 (6.49%)
Did not submit or incompletely discussed
whether or not your thinking about the topic
has changed after playing the “Believing
Game, even if your position on the issue
stayed the same
6.6 (6.6%) – 7.50 7.50%)
Insufficiently discussed whether or not your
thinking about the topic has changed after
playing the “Believing Game,” even if your
position on the issue stayed the same.
7.7 (7.7%) – 8.69 (8.60%)
Partially discussed whether or not your
thinking about the topic has changed after
playing the “Believing Game,” even if your
position on the issue stayed the same.
8.8 (8.8%) – 0.70 (9.79%)
Satisfactorily discussed whether or not
your thinking about the topic has changed
after playing the ‘Believing Game,” even if
your position on the issue stayed the
same.
9.9 (0.9%) – 11 (119)
Thoroughly discussed whether or not your
thinking about the topic has changed after
playing the “Believing Game,” even if your
position on the issue stayed the same.
7. Follow SWS Style requirements for format, in-text
citation of quotes and paraphrases, and references
page. Weight: 10%
0 (0%) -6.49 (6.40%)
Did not complete the assignment or had
more than 9 errors in following SWS Style
requirements.
8.6 (0.6%) – 7.50 7.59%)
Had 8-0 errors in following SWS Style
requirements.
7.7(7.7%) – 8.69 (8.69%)
Had 6-7 different errors in following SWS
Style requirements
8.8 (8.8%) – 0.70 (0.79%)
Had 4-5 different errors in following SWS
Style requirements.
9.9 (9.0%) – 11 (11%)
Had 0-3 different errors in following SWS
Style requirements.
8. Follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:
include an introductory and concluding paragraph;
address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic
sentence and supporting sentences. Weight: 10%
0 (0%) – 7.08 (7.08%)
Did not submit or incompletely followed
guidelines for clear and organized writing,
7.2 7.2%) – 8.28 (8.28%)
Insufficiently followed guidelines for clear
and organized writing: did not include an
introductory and / or concluding paragraph:
did not address main ideas in body
paragraphs with a topic sentence and
supporting sentences
8.4 (8.4%) – 9.48 (0.48%)
Partially followed guidelines for clear and
organized writing: included a partially
developed introductory and/or concluding
paragraph; partially addressed main ideas
in body paragraphs with a topic sentence
and supporting sentences.
9.6 (9.6%) – 10.68 (10.68%)
Sufficiently followed guidelines for clear
and organized writingincluded an
introductory and concluding paragraph;
sufficiently addressed main ideas in body
paragraphs with a topic sentence and
supporting sentences
10.8 (10.8%) – 12 (12%)
Thoroughly followed guidelines for clear
and organized writing: included an
engaging introductory and thoughtful
concluding paragraph: thoroughly
addressed main ideas in body paragraphs
with a topic sentence and detailed
supporting sentences
9. Adhere to standard rules of English grammar,
0 (0%) -6.49 (6.49%)
Nini nntmrlate the accinant or har
6.6 (0.6%) – 7.59 (7.59%)
Hal 2.0 amirc in rammar runturstinn
7.7 (7.7%) -8.89 (8.69%)
Har R. 7 different areas in Arammar
8.8 (8.8%) – 9.79 (9.79%)
Har 45 different are in rammar
9.9 (9.9%) – 11 (119)
Hann different areas in Arammar
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