Analyze?a?piece?of?media?using?critical?thinking?concepts.
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Analyze?a?piece?of?media?using?critical?thinking?concepts.?
Select?one?of?the?following?to?analyze:
a?movie
a?political?speech
a?past?or?present?political?campaign
a?marketing?campaign?for?a?product?(e.g.,?iPads)
an?article?or?speech?on?a?past?or?present?popular?issue?such?as?gun?control?or?immigration
the?contents?of?a?persuasive?book?or?TV?show
Write?a?paper?of?approximately?750?words?in?which?you?examine?how?critical?thinking?skills?apply?to?the
arguments?presented?in?your?selected?piece?of?media.?
Your?assignment?should?answer?these?questions?as?appropriate:?
What?is?the?issue?
Why?is?it?important?
What?is?the?structure?of?the?argument?
How?do?ethics?and?values?apply?to?the?issue?
What?are?the?reality?assumptions??How?did?you?discover?the?reality?assumptions?
How?do?statistics?and?causal?generalizations?apply?to?the?issue?
What?research?or?statistical?studies?are?associated?with?the?issue??How?would?you?evaluate?that?research?or
study?
What?kinds?of?reasoning?errors?fallacies?did?you?identify?
What?language?techniques?did?you?identify??How?powerful?was?the?language??What?problems?with?language?did
you?identify?
How?was?suggestion?used?
What?kinds?of?marketing?and?advertising?tricks?were?used?
How?was?fair?mindedness?addressed?
How?were?the?elements?of?persuasive?argument?used?
How?were?problem?solving?and?decision?making?applied?
What?are?your?conclusions?
