Relevant vs. Irrelevant Evidence
What does it mean for something to be relevant?
What does it mean for something to be irrelevant?
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What does it mean for something to be irrelevant?
Click HERE to practice relevant vs. irrelevant evidence.
All Sources Have Biases
What is bias?
How does bias impact the evidence that is presented in an argument?
How does bias impact the evidence that is presented in an argument?
What sorts of biases do you see presented in the videos below?
REVIEW: What is Irrelevant Information? |
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PRACTICE: Evaluate the Irrelevant Information in the Passage
(I) Many Romantic writers in Europe were preoccupied with the fact and idea of revolution. (II) For instance, in the early period of French Revolution, all the leading English Romantic were in sympathy with it. (III) In fact, they were among its most fervent adherents. (IV) Through the greater part of the eighteenth century, man had been viewed a limited being in strictly ordered and essentially unchanging world. (V) Later, even after the first enthusiastic expectations had been disappointed by the events in France, the younger writers felt that its example still constituted humanity’s best hope.
(I) Modern Bergama is a sleepy agricultural market town in the midst of a well-watered plain. (II) There has been a town here since Trojan times. (III) Of Bergama’s four main tourists attractions, only the museum is in center of the town. (IV) However, it was during the period between Alexander the Great and the Roman domination that Bergama, then called Pergamum, enjoyed its greatest prosperity. (V) At that time, it became one of the Middle East’s richest and most powerful small kingdoms.
Which of the following pieces of evidence are relevant to our claim and reasoning below?
Claim and Reasoning (aka Thesis): Parents generally prefer school uniforms because the cost can be less than buying multiple designer outfits
A) Parent, Rhonda Marks says, "There are no battles in the morning about what to wear to school; in a school with a uniform policy, the choice is simple."
B) University of Missouri assistant professor, David Brunsma conducted his own analyses, the 1988 National Educational Longitudinal Study and the 1998 Early Childhood Longitudinal Study and concluded, and concluded that there is no connection between uniforms and school safety or academic achievement.
C) A parent with children who attended both a US public school followed by a UK school says, "I know I spent less money and needed far fewer items of clothing for my children when they wore school uniforms."
D) Teachers believe school uniforms help students focus on school and not each other's clothes.
E) According to Principle Vance Smith, "because students are identified by their school clothing, teachers and parents can easily see who belongs in the school. This can also be helpful on field trips or in an emergency."
F) Many principles report seeing better student behavior and more concentration on school work.
G) Even though elementary schools may show less frequent behavior problems, high schools adopting uniform policies are more likely to have frequent students' problem behaviors.
H) According to a recent survey of principals and other school leaders conducted by Land's End School Uniform in partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), school uniforms or a formal dress code policy in public schools are on the rise as nearly half (49%) have a policy in place or have plans to implement one - more than double from 2000 (21%).
I) Surveyed school leaders with a school uniform or formal dress code policy in place believe their current policy has made a significant impact in a positive way on peer pressure and bullying.
(I) Modern Bergama is a sleepy agricultural market town in the midst of a well-watered plain. (II) There has been a town here since Trojan times. (III) Of Bergama’s four main tourists attractions, only the museum is in center of the town. (IV) However, it was during the period between Alexander the Great and the Roman domination that Bergama, then called Pergamum, enjoyed its greatest prosperity. (V) At that time, it became one of the Middle East’s richest and most powerful small kingdoms.
Which of the following pieces of evidence are relevant to our claim and reasoning below?
Claim and Reasoning (aka Thesis): Parents generally prefer school uniforms because the cost can be less than buying multiple designer outfits
A) Parent, Rhonda Marks says, "There are no battles in the morning about what to wear to school; in a school with a uniform policy, the choice is simple."
B) University of Missouri assistant professor, David Brunsma conducted his own analyses, the 1988 National Educational Longitudinal Study and the 1998 Early Childhood Longitudinal Study and concluded, and concluded that there is no connection between uniforms and school safety or academic achievement.
C) A parent with children who attended both a US public school followed by a UK school says, "I know I spent less money and needed far fewer items of clothing for my children when they wore school uniforms."
D) Teachers believe school uniforms help students focus on school and not each other's clothes.
E) According to Principle Vance Smith, "because students are identified by their school clothing, teachers and parents can easily see who belongs in the school. This can also be helpful on field trips or in an emergency."
F) Many principles report seeing better student behavior and more concentration on school work.
G) Even though elementary schools may show less frequent behavior problems, high schools adopting uniform policies are more likely to have frequent students' problem behaviors.
H) According to a recent survey of principals and other school leaders conducted by Land's End School Uniform in partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), school uniforms or a formal dress code policy in public schools are on the rise as nearly half (49%) have a policy in place or have plans to implement one - more than double from 2000 (21%).
I) Surveyed school leaders with a school uniform or formal dress code policy in place believe their current policy has made a significant impact in a positive way on peer pressure and bullying.
Trump's Policy Positions
Organize each topic into three categories:
Then, choose one topic to research. Does what you know about it now change your opinion on the issue? Why or why not? Defend your argument with evidence from procon.org
- agree
- disagree
- no idea/need to know more to make a decision
Then, choose one topic to research. Does what you know about it now change your opinion on the issue? Why or why not? Defend your argument with evidence from procon.org
Looking At The Evidence - This Week's White House Controversy
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