AES Critical Thinking: Unit 2 - Evaluate This

The three steps in evaluating information is BAD. What does BAD mean

• Break it down and clarify

• Decode it

• Analyze it

• Arrange the arguments

• Decide its value

What is being decided when information is evaluated?

• If the information help guide thinking

• If the information is accurate

• If the information is valuable

• If the information makes sense

Identify each part of the process associated with breaking down information.

• claim, premise, argument, explicit premise, implicit premise

• claim, premise, explicit premise, evidence, implicit premise, argument

• argument, claim, premise, evidence, explicit premise, implicit premise

• premise, argument, claim, explicit premise, evidence, implicit premise

• explicit premise, claim, implicit premise, premise, evidence, argument,

An argument can only have one premise.

• True

• False

Here are statements that include an argument. Which number talks about the premise for the argument?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What do you call a reason given in an argument of why the claim is true?

• Claim

• Evidence

• Heuristic

• Premise

Here are statements that include an argument. Which number talks about the claim for the argument?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is a premise that is unspoken or assumed in an argument?

• Explicit premise

• Implicit premise

Is a defense of a political position an argument?

• Yes

• No

What is the main idea that an argument wants you to believe called?

• Heuristic

• Claim

• Premise

• Evidence