Critical thinking #5

PHL 111 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: In Milestone One, you organized the Introduction section and Parts A, B, and C of the Presented Argument section of your final project, the critical essay.

For Milestone Two, you will use the Milestone Two Worksheet to organize parts D and E of the Presented Argument and the Counterargument sections of your critical essay. This work will help you to further establish your final project.

Prompt: Complete the Milestone Two Worksheet and use your answers to draft a paragraph for each of the sections below.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

II. Presented Argument: Explore the position advanced in your chosen article. D. Bias: Describe the bias or lack of bias in the article that you selected.

 Provide specific examples to support your observations. E. Credibility: Discuss the credibility of the overall argument.

 Were the resources used to support the argument credible? Why or why not?

 Does the credibility of the resources support or undermine the article’s claims? How?

III. Counterargument: Begin to craft a counterargument to the argument presented in the primary article for your chosen topic.

A. Alternative Argument: Submit the claim that you are making in your alternative argument.

 Include premises, presuppositions, and your conclusion.  Support your response using the provided resources in the Additional Resources and Scholarly Resources sections found on the Final

Project Topics and Resources page. B. Logic and Reasoning: Explain the logic and reasoning you used to craft the argument.

 What are the assumptions you are keeping in mind and resources you are using? C. Weaknesses: Identify weaknesses in the argument that would require additional research of support

 What are some areas of weakness in the argument? D. Bias: Explain how your previously identified personal experience with the topic may create emotional influences, values, or bias.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Complete the Milestone Two Worksheet.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Presented

Argument: Bias Explains bias in the selected article and provides examples

Explains bias in the selected article but does not provide examples

Does not explain the selected article’s bias or give examples

15

Presented Argument: Credibility

Provides assessment of the credibility of the argument and its resources and the impact on the argument

Provides assessment of the credibility of the argument and its impact but lacks clarity or is too wordy

Does not provide assessment of the credibility of the selected article or its impact on the argument

15

Counterargume nt: Alternative

Argument

Constructs an alternative argument to the artifact, supported by the provided resources or additional research

Constructs an alternative argument to the artifact but does not provide specific support or support provided is cursory, illogical, or inaccurate

Does not construct an alternative argument to the artifact

15

Counterargume nt: Logic and

Reasoning

Explains the logic and reasoning used to craft the argument

Explains the logic and reasoning used to craft the argument but explanation is cursory, illogical, or contains inaccuracies

Does not explain the logic and reasoning used to craft the argument

15

Counterargume nt: Weaknesses

Identifies any weaknesses within the argument that require additional research or support

Identifies any weaknesses within the argument but identification is cursory, illogical, or contains inaccuracies

Does not identify any weaknesses within the argument

15

Counterargume nt: Bias

Explains how previously identified personal experience with the topic may create emotional influences, values, or other bias

Explains how previously identified personal experience with the topic may create emotional influences, values, or other bias, but explanation is cursory or illogical

Does not explain how previously identified personal experience with the topic may create emotional influences, values, or other bias

15

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%