Final Post

Ladies and Gentlemen, we've come to the end of our journey. Thanks for providing great blogs this session. Thanks for hanging in there and working through the text and the course. You made it. Give yourselves a pat on the back.

This last post is dedicated to you. Post your final thoughts and comments about any area of this class in this post. Don't worry about critiquing me or the text as you will have a chance to do that next Wednesday.

I'm more interested in your response to Critical Thinking. How do you see your thinking process changing as a result of what you've learned during the last 6 weeks?

You don't have to respond to a peer but if you feel so inclined, please do so.

Left My Heart in Dixie

After watching "Shut Up and Sing," what are your thoughts on the Dixie Chicks? Were they the victims or victimizers? What kind of inductive or deductive reasoning played out in this movie? Any noticeable fallacies?

What do you feel is the ultimate goal of the Dixie Chicks in shooting "Shut Up and Sing?" What was their purpose in creating this documentary?

Barry Barry

So we've read chapters 10 and 11, Fallacies and Inductive Reasoning (Identifying Fallacies) respectively. Based on what you know, particularly with respect to inductive reasoning and identifying fallacies, how does it apply to Barry Bonds?

Read the handouts distributed in class, Olbermann, Bob Nightengale, and the Sporting News excerpt.

What kind of reasoning do these opinionists use? What is the argument of each man and how do they support it? Identify any fallacies that Olbermann or others use when arguing for or againist Barry Bonds? Finally, do you agree or disagree with Olbermann, et al? What are your reasons?