INSTRUCTIONS: Using the skills you have learned over the course of this paper,
critically evaluate the following two pieces of reasoning.
You should endeavour to include discussion of frames and/or ideologies
present in the writing.
You may also wish to use some of the following in your
discussion:
- Plausibility
of the premises - Strength
of the inferences - Use
of methods of persuasion (appeals to emotion etc.) - Strengths
in the reasoning (successful appeals, appropriate analogies etc.) - Flaws
in the reasoning (poor analogies or appeals etc.) - Use
of language such as connotation, loaded language, ambiguity - How
the use of language triggers any frames/ideologies
For the purposes of this assignment, you should not include the passages
themselves in your work (i.e. do not copy and paste the passages into your
document), nor should you provide marked-up passages or argument diagrams. A
possible mark-up, logical structure, and diagram are provided below for you to
use instead.
You should aim to write around 650 – 800 words on each argument, for a
total of 1350 – 1600 words. Please ensure that your research is cited clearly
using an academic referencing system (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.). Please
ensure your name & student ID number are in the header or at the top of
each page.
Presentation of written work
Even though your assignment is submitted through
Stream, please ensure it is presented so we can identify it easily.
Formatting guide:
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A header on each page of the
assignment.
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In the header add your student ID
number and name.
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No title page is required.
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Please use simple fonts such as Times
New Romanand 12 pt font. For assignments with a provided template please
follow the pre-set format.
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Ensure submitted files are named
appropriately so they are easily identified
References
This course accepts the use of any
academically-recognised referencing system, so you are free to use one that you
are comfortable with. If you are unsure then use the APA 7th referencing
system. All written assessments have referencing requirements, and this
includes both in-text citations (or equivalent) and the reference list.