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English 102 |
On page 73 of the definition of a fact, in the bottom paragraph, the distinction between "real" facts and "impostor" facts is made, and that is significant. Avoid the temptation to use widely publicized information because it can well be wrong, such as the often quoted statement supposedly made by Al Gore that he, "invented the Internet." The truth is that he NEVER said such a thing, yet it was taken as a "fact."
Note the information on primary and secondary sources carefully. You will likely be doing research of some kind for every paper you write in 102, so this is key. One additional piece of advice: always try to get as close as possible to the primary source. In other words, if an article on the Internet quotes a book, find the book. If the Internet quotes a journal or speech, try to find the full text of it and see exactly what the context was. This way, your source is more likely to be accurate and taken in context. Get the most recent sources on any issue of a timely nature. If for example, you are doing a paper on the rise and fall of teen pregnancy rates in California and your most recent source if five years old, your entire paper is out of date and may be completely wrong.
Always avoid absolute words such as all, never, and every, and so on. As soon as you do that, it almost challenges the reader to find an exception, and then your argument is invalid. This page also gives the reason essays are constructed with three arguments, so you know it is not just a peculiar quirk of mine!
Be aware of median, mode, and average.
HAPPY READING!
The assignment is 5.3, page 69. Groups A and B will do 1-5, and Groups C and D will do 6-10. I will ask you to send your answers to one another to your Web Board group, along with a sentence or two of explanation for your choice. Communicate with one another to try to reach a consensus. Leaders will also let me know if there are people he/she hasn't heard from . If you can't decide between two answers, indicate both and the number of "votes" for each.
http://www.cvc3.org:82/~cccenglish102
SEE due dates page above for date due.
Mayberry: Chapter 6 Arguing Facts, pages 73-92.
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