Exercise 3
1. Evaluate this Analysis map:
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Hints
- Evaluate the map in this order:
- When evaluating basis boxes ask yourself: How reliable is this source of
information? What support does this basis provide for the claim above it?
- When evaluating premises ask yourself: Is this true?
- Make sure you evaluate all the premises in a reason before evaluating
the reason itself
- When evaluating reasons ask yourself: Given my assessment of the claims
and their bases, should I accept this reason? Is it relevant to the claim
above it?
- Finally evaluate the position: what confidence do you have in this given
your assessment of the two reasons bearing upon it?
- Make sure you've put evaluation icons in all claim boxes, as well as
coloring the body of the reasons
2. Check your work against the
model.
Set 11 - Assessing again • Exercise 1 • Exercise 2 • Larger maps • Exercise 3 • Exercise 4 • Final
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