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Evaluation Career Choice: Arguments. Student Name HUM/111 March 2, 2014 Jonathan Squyres, MA, LPC. The Arguments. Your mother: “You should consider a career in education. It is the best way to make a difference in the world.”
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Evaluation Career Choice: Arguments Student Name HUM/111 March 2, 2014 Jonathan Squyres, MA, LPC
The Arguments • Your mother: “You should consider a career in education. It is the best way to make a difference in the world.” • Your father: “You should consider a career in business. You will have infinite career options.” • Your best friend: “You should consider a career in information technology. No other degree concentration is as innovative.” • Your grandmother: “You need to select a career you love and enjoy no matter the pay scale. If you love your work you will be happy.”
Compelling & Logical • IMPORTANT: On this slide and all remaining slides, you will remove the directions within the slides and provide major points. • Please leave the directions listed in the speaker notes. • Review Chapter 12 of The Art of Thinking. • Identify the two most compelling arguments that were presented. • List one that had a logical error in it,but which you still thought was important.
Errors in Truth • Review Chapter 12 pages 209-213 of The Art of Thinking. • Were there any errors in truth with the arguments you selected? Describe what those errors were and what made them errors.
Errors in Validity • Review Chapter 12 pages 213-215 of The Art of Thinking. • Were there any errors in validity with the arguments you selected? Describe what those errors were and what made them errors.
Revise & Remove • Review Chapter 12 page 215-216 of The Art of Thinking. • Revise the arguments to remove all errors. Restate them in a logically sound way.
Summary & Evaluation • Review Chapter 12 page 217-218 of The Art of Thinking. • Identify the steps you used in evaluating these arguments. Will these steps work with all arguments? Why or why not?
References • Ruggiero, V. R. (2012). The art of thinking: A guide to critical and creative thought (10th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson Longman. • List any additional references here. Cite and reference any sourced material consistent with Associate Level Writing Style Handbook guidelines.