2). Discuss the usefulness of the first or second major course assignment. Use specific examples.
I found the second course assignment very useful. First of all, it taught me to really analyze what organizations were claiming, and what I should really believe. This was because when first choosing an organization to critique, I had to see which ones had the most claims and fallacies my group could argue against. I had to think critically about each statement made by each organization and think about how it may be a weak claim or fallacy. Secondly, the assignment taught me to work with others in a group more. For the first assignment, my group took a while to figure out what each person would do and how we would get it done. When it came to this second assignment, we had learned how to work with each other and what to expect from each other. Overall, the assignment went smoothly and illustrated the reasons behind learning to think critically.
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I thought the second major assignment was useful. The assignment allowed for us to apply what we learned in the book so far in the semester, which means we also have to comprehend what we learned. I also really enjoy working with groups. All of us had to work together to figure out who is doing what since there is so many parts for this assignment. We all had to understand and communicate with each other about what we were going to put for our answers. Working in groups really taught me not to procrastinate because if one person does then the rest of the group might end up losing points because of that and nobody wants to lose points.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, the assignment was very useful. I feel that if more people took this class, the advertising companies would have a harder time lying to the public and therefore make more honest ads. I feel that many companies out there today use fallacies in their publicity, and I think as society becomes more educated, this needs to stop. We will not think critically when analyzing stuff, and that might be the most important thing we take from this class.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you on the fact that working as a group was beneficial. Its really interesting how we can conduct and entire group project online, and end up with a very professional paper. Like you stated, we improve over time, and I believe we are developing new, beneficial skills while doing this.