PHI 105 Philosophy (PHI105)

Persuasive Essay: Thesis Statement and Gathering Resources Worksheet Part 1: Thesis Statement Assignment Directions: Review “Thesis Statements” in the “Drafting the College Essay” section of “The Writing Process” media piece. Here is an example of a persuasive thesis statement from our essay.

Persuasive Essay: Peer Review Worksheet Part of your responsibility as a student in this course is to provide quality feedback to your peers to help them improve their writing skills. This worksheet will assist you in providing that feedback. Copy and paste the completed review into your reply to the post containing the assigned draft. Do not post your review as an attachment.

1) Bland, H. W., Melton, B. F., Bigham, L. E., & Welle, P. D. (2014). Quantifying the impact of physical activity on stress tolerance in college students. College Student Journal, 48(4), 559-568. 2) What steps can you take to find help with library resources? 3) When using a journal article to support your essay, when do you have to include an in-text citation? 4) When doing research on your topic, “The impact of steroids on America”, you find you have too much information for a thr...

1. Question:Joseph ran for President of his high school’s senior class. When Joseph’s opponent, Sandra, won the election, he felt that the voting was rigged and that the peopledistributing ballots must have told students to vote for Sandra or they may have bribed the voters with candy. Which one of the following fallacies most align with this statement? 2. Question:Mike left work 15 minutes early because everyone else seemed to leave at least 15 minutes early on Fridays so he figured it mu...

Topic 4 DQ 2& Responses Description: As you are working on your outline this week, review your three subtopics. Do you see any fallacies in them? How will you avoid using fallacious reasoning in your essay?

Topic 3 DQ1 Description: List three to five of the most significant decisions you have made in your lifetime. To what degree did your emotions play a role in those decisions?

1. Question:“If you believe in global warming you just believe everything you are told or don’t think for yourself.” 2. Question:This is an appeal to popularity. It is saying that something must be right because everybody is doing it. 3. Question: “There is no compelling evidence that UFOs do not exist. Therefore, UFOs exist.” 4. Question: “There are two types of students- the student who works really hard and does well and the student who does nothing and fails.” 5. Question: ...

Description: Grand Canyon University's slogan is "Find Your Purpose." How have you used, or could you use critical thinking in finding your purpose?

Description: What is the difference between persuasion and manipulation? Describe a time when you have encountered or used one or both of these?

Description: Chapter 5 of the eBook discusses how words will change meaning over time. This is, in large part, because language will continue to adapt and evolve in order to meet the needs of the society using it. For example, the word “mouse” has now become synonymous with a device used with computers. What are some words that have changed meaning due to technological advances in the last 20 years? What impact do these changes have on our thought process?