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W2: Decision Making and Rhetorical Devices
Guidelines:
In Week 2 there are two c
W2: Decision Making and Rhetorical Devices
Guidelines:
In Week 2 there are two choices for discussion based on this week’s readings and material.
Course Objectives: CO 1 and CO2
Descriiption:
• Option 1: Watch the four TED talks on how the brain processes different kinds of information. These are found in the Readings & Resources, Week 2 (The first four links under the Chapter). Using one or more, discuss something you believe you learned and how that information can help you become a better thinker and decision-maker.
• Option 2: Considering what Bowell and Kemp write about Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices, first discuss the difference between such devices and Fallacies (to be covered in-depth later). Then pick out a form of advertising and discuss the named rhetorical device used and how you believe it was intended to mislead you toward a faulty conclusion. Keep in mind Rhetoric is not the same as logical “Arguments.”
Bowell, Tracy, and Gary Kemp. Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide, 4th ed. Routledge, 2014.
Overview:
Welcome to Week 2.
Critical Thinking Questions:
• How do you make decisions?
• What kinds of information do you need for critical thinking?
• How can you recognize rhetorical devices?
• How do rhetorical devices work?
• How do intellectual standards relate to critical thinking?
• What are the impacts of dysfunctional thinking?
• What are key things to remember when making decisions?
Learning Outcomes
• CO1: Define critical thinking and logical analysis (Knowledge).
o CO 1.5 – Differentiate between Rhetorical Devices and Fallacies.
• CO2: Describe Logical processes and Logic models used in problem-solving (Comprehension).
o CO 2.1: Describe how decisions are made.
o CO 2.2: Define traits of good information sources.
o CO 2.3: Define intellectual standards of critical thinking.
Conclusion
It is important to base decisions on sound information. In seeking and vetting information, one should apply critical thinking to decide if the information is current, objective, accurate and credible. Less than optimal decisions are made when deficient information is used as the basis of the decision or when dysfunctional thinking is used.
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