Strongest Evidence

Draw a scene of your FAVORITE PLACE in the world. Be detailed, please

In order to answer your Research Question, you want strong evidence to support your claim.

• True

• False

The stronger and more specific evidence you have, the more ​ (a)   your claim and argument will be.

• convincing
• weak

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Strongest Evidence: Top (Large Base)

Weakest Evidence: Bottom (Little)

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Direct Quotes " "from experts

Facts (Events/True)

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Categorize what would be "weak evidence" vs. "strong evidence" to best answer the question: How will AI impact our past, present, and future?

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(a) Weak Evidence

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(b) Strong Evidence

• Pew Research Center states that Americans come across AI at least several times a day.

• AI is everywhere

• AI or Artificial Intelligence was created in 1956 to stop the Nazis in WW2

• AI is something most people find on social media

• 19% of American Workers actually use AI in their daily jobs or careers.

Which article should I read that would best help me answer my research question: How does AI impact our past, present, and future?

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  "Teens Are Missing Out of Real-World Interactions"

• "What Is the Internet?"

• "Can We Travel In Time?"

• "Protecting Your Online Data from Companies and Artificial Intelligence"

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Click on which paragraph would best/detailed evidence the research question:

How can AI be kept in check?

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Article Title: "Opinion: Now that AI can write students’ essays, will everyone cheat?"

Select the strongest evidence that you would write down to answer the question:

How does AI impact our past, present, and future?

• Students cheat a lot with AI

• AI is a "machine learning system" that uses a language model. You prompt it and it creates a "unique" essay for you.

• AI is going to make cheating worse

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Read a section from the same article below:

Parents and teachers should know about these new tools for cheating. However, there is not much they can do about it. It is almost impossible to prevent kids from accessing these new technologies. Schools will be outmatched when it comes to detecting their use. The government is busy working on laws about other AI uses and misuse. There is less understanding of how to address the potential harm of language models.

Write a possible solution the article points out in your own words below: (Paraphrase)

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Read the passage from the article: "New Data Reveals How Students Use AI To Cheat"

What would be the strongest evidence to jot down that answers the research question: How does AI impact our past, present, and future?

• Educators/teachers are worried about AI and students cheating.

• AI cheating is not as bad as people think.

• Out of 200 million written assignments, only 1 out of 10 had some AI use and 3 out of 10 were created mostly by AI

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