Week 4 Discussion

For this week's discussion, you are tasked with the following:

1. Read and annotate 1 article from Reading Choices Week 4, then compose a response to your reading of no less than 200 words that: introduces the title and author of your choice of reading, summarizes the reading briefly, defines the argument(s) or persuasive point (s) within the reading that the author is making, responds to the reading using specific evidence from the text (i.e. Do you agree or disagree? Is there something you would add? Is there something you object to?), and uses proper MLA in-text citations* for your quoted evidence. If you are unsure about your response to the reading, or if you are unsure where to start you response, you may consider whether the reading corresponds with any of the class themes (see Week 1 Module).

*(Remember, in-text citations are the "parenthetical" references in the text of a work that include either the author of a source and the page number you are citing, just the author for a non-paginated work, the title of a source and the page number you are citing for works with no authors, or just the title of a source for non-paginated works with no authors. In-text citations should appear at the end of the sentence, before the period, in which the quoted material is used). 

In addition to, or in substitution of the "responding to the reading" guideline listed above, you may note any logical fallacies* you identify in the work using specific evidence from the text, explain how the evidence you cite fits that fallacy, and suggest how the author could fix it *(see: Glossary of Terms and “"An Explanation of Course Terminology and Student Outcomes, and Tips for Success in Class").

2. Read and annotate Methods of Discovery chapters 5 and 6, and respond to the following questions in no less than 100 words (total combined for both); responses should directly answer the question in at least one full sentence.

a. Read the following paragraph. It is from a research source, an article in The New Yorker magazine. Then, answer: Would you call the student’s passage or its parts plagiarized from the original? Why or why not? If any parts of the student’s passages are plagiarized what needs to be changed in order to avoid plagiarism?

Student: According to writer Malcolm Cladwell, One of the most popular personality tests in the world is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a psychological-assessment system based on Carl Jung’s notion that people make sense of the world through a series or psychological frames. Cladwell states that the test is based on the idea by Carl Jung that people make sense of the world through a series of psychological frames. According to Jung, some people are extroverts and some are introverts. Some process information through logical input, and some through feelings. Some make sense of the world through intuitive leaps. Others collect data through their senses.

Source Paragraph (from the article “Personality Plus,” by Malcolm Cladwell. New Yorker, Sept 20, 2004): "One of the most popular personality tests in the world is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a psychological-assessment system based on Carl Jung’s notion that people make sense of the world through a series or psychological frames. Some people are extraverts, some are introverts. Some process information through logical thought. Some are directed by their feelings. Some make sense of the world through intuitive leaps. Others collect data through their senses".

b. List all intellectual and discourse communities to which you belong. Examples of such communities are your academic major, any clubs or other academic or non-academic groups you belong to, your sorority or fraternity, and so on. Do not limit yourself to the groups with which you interact while in school. If you are a member of any virtual communities on the Internet, such as discussion groups, etc., include them in this list as well. Once you have listed all the intellectual and discourse communities to which you belong, answer: What topics of discussion, issues, problems, or concerns keep these communities together? And what constitutes new knowledge for your group? Is it created experimentally, through discussion, or through a combination of these two and other methods?

3. After submitting your own discussion post based on the guidelines in steps 1 and 2 above, submit a response to either part of one of your classmates' posts of no less than 100 words. 

Remember, these discussion posts are scored on mechanics, content, and insight, the precise definition of which appear in the rubric for this assignment, but which include grammar and punctuation, following guidelines and including all parts requested, and being thoughtful and critical.