MODR 1770 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Laity, Fallacy, Confirmation Bias
23 Nov 2017
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Second november 7 (10%: mostly short answer, sometimes mc, no essay questions, all application questions. Argumentative letter october 24 (15%: not formal. Debates november 21 or november 28 (15%) Online fallacy quiz november 30 december 4 (5%: mc, average is usually low. Critical essay december 5 (25%: asked to critique a film or essay. Critical thinking in a life and death situation -- mark battersby. Thesis: you do not have to be an expert in a given area to be able to address it competently. To be a reasonable septic is to have an intelligent interest in any given issue. A reasonable skeptic balances believing everything with questioning everything. Middle ground between someone who doesn"t question anything (naive) between someone who questions everything (paranoia) The na ve person is like a sponge; they just soak everything in (whatever they"re told) Competent layperson someone who is really skeptical. Layperson someone who 1 isn"t an expert in a given situation.
