05 Feb List three to five of the most significant decisions you have made in your lifetime. To what degree did your emotions play

Fallacy Study Guide (Flash Cards)

Using the Logical Fallacies Media piece (located in “Topic 3 Study Materials” tab) create flash cards to help you study for the fallacy quiz in Topic 4. To do so, fill in a definition and an example on each fallacy card below. After you have submitted this completed document to your instructor for a grade, you can print it out, cut out each fallacy card, and fold them in half to study with.

Reference for Logical Fallacies Media Piece: Grand Canyon University (2012). Logical Fallacies. Retrieved from: https://lc.gcumedia.com/phi105/fallacies-website/fallacies-website-v1.1.html

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Persuasive Essay: Thesis Statement and Gathering Resources Worksheet

Part 1: Thesis Statement

Assignment Directions:

Review “Thesis Statements” in the “Drafting the College Essay” section of “The Writing Process” media piece.

Here is an example of a persuasive thesis statement from our essay.

Grass fed beef is a much healthier option than corn fed beef because it has higher nutritional value, can provide the body with much needed Omega 3 fatty acids, and has the health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid.

Stance: Grass fed beef is a much healthier option than corn fed beef.

Subtopic 1: it has higher nutritional value.

Subtopic 2: it can provide the body with much needed Omega 3 fatty acids.

Subtopic 3: and has the health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid.

Create a thesis statement for your persuasive essay. Your thesis statement should be one sentence that includes three subtopics.

Write your thesis statement in the box below:

Topic: Stance: Subtopic 1: Subtopic 2: Subtopic 3: Once you have identified all parts of your thesis, work to create the one sentence thesis statement below. Thesis Statement:

Thesis Statement Self-Evaluation:

Consider the following questions when developing the thesis statement for your essay. The answer to each of the four questions below should be yes if you have drafted a quality thesis statement.

1) Is your topic stated in the thesis?

2) Does your thesis include your position/stance?

3) Is the thesis statement specific?

4) Does the thesis include three subtopics?

Part 2: Gathering Resources

Assignment Directions:

Review “Research and Sources” in the media piece “The Writing Process.”

Use the GCU Library to find three Peer Reviewed sources to use in your persuasive essay. Each source must be current (published within the last 10 years). Fill out the requested information in the table below about your sources.

	Thesis subtopic	Title and Author(s)	Write a 50-word response to the following question: How is this source relevant to your subtopic?	APA References	Permalink (GCU Library permanent link)
Article supporting your Subtopic 1
Article supporting your Subtopic 2
Article supporting your Subtopic 3

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