For your instructor-provided Unit 4 Reading, please identify three pieces of evidence and then answer the following questions so that you can determine how the author has supported the claim.
Please identify three pieces of evidence
Critical Evaluation Planner
Part 1: Argument and Evidence
Summary Elements
For your instructor-provided Unit 4 Reading, please answer the following questions in order to summarize the author’s argument.
1. Article information:
a. Author-
b. Title-
c. Source (Title of Magazine, Newspaper, Journal, or Website)-
d. Publication Date-
2. Topic:
3. Author’s claim:
4. Main points from article:
a.
b.
c.
Evidence
For your instructor-provided Unit 4 Reading, please identify three pieces of evidence and then answer the following questions so that you can determine how the author has supported the claim. (Note: The article likely has more than three pieces of evidence, but for the purpose of this planning document, you are just required to identify three.)
Evidence 1
1. Type out the evidence in the form of a direct quote from the article. Include an APA parenthetical citation:
Example: “Quote the evidence directly and include citation,” (Smith, 2021, para. 5).
2. Identify the type of evidence it is (i.e., facts, statistics, expert testimony, etc.).
3. Identify the persuasive appeal (logos, pathos, or ethos).
4. Evaluate the evidence in terms of relevance, accuracy, and credibility. Explain.
Evidence 2
5. Type out the evidence in the form of a direct quote from the article. Include an APA parenthetical citation:
Example: “Quote the evidence directly and include citation,” (Smith, 2021, para. 5).
6. Identify the type of evidence it is (i.e., facts, statistics, expert testimony, etc.).
7. Identify the persuasive appeal (logos, pathos, or ethos).
8. Evaluate the evidence in terms of relevance, accuracy, and credibility. Explain.
Evidence 3
9. Type out the evidence in the form of a direct quote from the article. Include an APA parenthetical citation:
Example: “Quote the evidence directly and include citation,” (Smith, 2021, para. 5).
10. Identify the type of evidence it is (i.e., facts, statistics, expert testimony, etc.).
11. Identify the persuasive appeal (logos, pathos, or ethos).
12. Evaluate the evidence in terms of relevance, accuracy, and credibility. Explain.
Fallacies
For your instructor-provided Unit 4 Reading, identify and evaluate two weaknesses in the author’s logic.
Weakness or Fallacy 1
1. Type out the weakness or fallacy in the form of a direct quote from the article. Include an APA parenthetical citation:
Example: “Quote the weakness or fallacy directly and include citation,” (Smith, 2021, para. 5).
2. If applicable, identify the type of fallacy it is (i.e., hasty generalization, red herring, etc.).
Weakness or Fallacy 2
3. Type out the weakness or fallacy in the form of a direct quote from the article. Include an APA parenthetical citation:
Example: “Quote the weakness or fallacy directly and include citation,” (Smith, 2021, para. 5).
4. If applicable, identify the type of fallacy it is (i.e., hasty generalization, red herring, etc.).
Counterevidence
For the Unit 4 source you found on your own in the library databases, answer the following questions.
1. Article information:
a. Author-
b. Title-
c. Source (Title of Magazine, Newspaper, Journal, or Website)-
d. Publication Date-
e. URL link to article-
2. What counterevidence (view that opposes instructor-provided Unit 4 reading) is presented in your 2nd article? (Write 1-2 sentences that explain the counterevidence from the source you found.)
3. How does the counterevidence impact the author’s argument? Does it refute the argument altogether or provide another perspective? Does it make the original argument more or less effective?
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