Week of September 5th - September 11th

Hello Folks!

Here is what is listed on the Participation Page from D2L for this week.  If you haven't already, please get to know the materials well, that I have uploaded to D2L.  It is recommended that you keep a binder for this class, and print out the materials on D2L so you can have them close to you at all times.

Due this week:
*Read Chapter 3 in the Epstein text - What Is a Good Argument?
*Read Chapter 3 in the Small Group Text - Leadership and Decision Making in Groups and Teams.
*Participate in the discussion (see questions below)
*Complete the Library Tutorial.  Click HERE to take you to the tutorial.  No need to send me your score for this tutorial.
***Get in contact with your group and set up a time to meet.  Have one person from your group send me an email with the date/time/location of your first meeting.  The meeting MUST be a 'real time' meeting.  In other words, you must meet over the phone, in person, or on the internet in 'real time'. This means that your first meeting cannot be over email, but it can be in a chat room. I will email you more about this on Sunday evening.....change of plans.....I will email you more about this on Monday.

Discussion Questions:
Answer one question in its entirety in each of your three separate posts, at least 12 hours apart. Please make sure you are creating a NEW POST for each question on your blog. You MUST WAIT at least 12 hours from the first post in order to create a second post. The same is true for the second and third post. I will record dates and time of your posts, so make sure they are at least 12 hours apart. EACH POST MUST BE 150 WORDS OR MORE.

1). Concerning part "C" in chapter 3 of the Epstein text, The Tests for an Argument to Be Good - there are three tests an argument must pass in order for the argument to be good. There are many examples in the book on pages 42-45. Please come up with an argument just like the examples, and discuss it using the three tests on Page 42. Keep in mind that your test should be different from the examples in the book and that you should discuss the three criteria in detail. This post may be quite a bit more than 150 words. In addition, it is imperative that you understand the concepts contained within the 3 tests for an argument (page 42).

2). Discuss Strong versus Valid Arguments in detail. Give an example of each from everyday life.

3). Pick one concept from either text, not already discussed, that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.

Comments - Remember to post ONE comment ON THREE DIFFERENT BLOGS between 12:01am on Sunday and 11:59pm on Saturday. This means that you will log onto MY BLOG at: http://comm41fall2010.blogspot.com/ and look under the section YOU ARE ENROLLED IN to see a list of your colleagues blogs. Click on those blogs, read what was posted for this week and respond. You need to make sure you are responding to only what was discussed THIS WEEK (starting Sunday and ending Saturday of the current week). Comments posted to blogs that were NOT within this week will not be counted for points. Each comment must be a minimum of 100 words.