week 3

• Use the Internet or Strayer Library to research for an example of an enthymeme in the media. You may find an op-ed, political piece, advertising, et cetera.
• Identify the implied premise in the enthymeme.

week 4

• Find an online article (news, magazine, journal, etc.) of interest that uses statistics to make its conclusion.
• Share a link in this thread, and answer these questions about that article:
  • What is the premise and conclusion of the argument based on statistics?

week 5

The video clip, “The Baloney Detection Kit,” in the webtext this week discusses the ways an effective critical thinker assesses claims made by others. Please respond to the following:

• Examine some key reasons why people might seem attracted to pseudoscientific claims.
• Describe at least two such claims that you have heard people make and analyze the main reasons why such claims do or do not meet rigorous scientific methodology standards.
• Determine at least two ways in which the material discussed this week has changed your own thinking.
• Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.