Exercise 6
1.
Click on the image to open it in the editor and evaluate it working from the
bottom to top.
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Hints
- First evaluate the basis box: Is this a reliable source of information?
- Then evaluate the lower level reason: How much confidence do you have
in it, given your assessment of its basis? If the basis is good, go on to
ask yourself whether the reason is relevant to that above, and what
degree of support it gives that reason.
- Now evaluate the upper level reason: what confidence do you have in
it, given your assessment of its supporting reason? If this
reason is well supported, ask yourself whether it is relevant to the
position, and how much support it provides that position.
- Finally evaluate the position: What confidence do you have in it, given the degree of support
the upper level reason provides?
- Make sure you've put evaluation icons in each box
Check your work against the model.
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