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The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.
For Part I of the assignment (due Week 2), you read a book excerpt about critical thinking processes, reviewed the Procon.org Website in order to gather information, and engaged in prewriting to examine your thoughts.
* Remember that in the Week 2 Discussion, you examined the biases discussed in Chapter 2 of the webtext.


In Part II of the assignment (due Week 4), you will write a paper to synthesize your ideas.
Part II – Writing
Write at three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
1. State your position on the topic you selected for Assignment 1.1.
2. Identify (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position and explain why you selected these specific reasons.
3. Explain your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website.
4. Examine at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position.
5. Discuss the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases.
6. Discuss whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue has stayed the same.

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

  • Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
  • Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
  • Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Identify the informal fallacies, assumptions, and biases involved in manipulative appeals and abuses of language.
  • Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic

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Running Head: CONFLICTING VIEWPOINTS

Conflicting Viewpoints on Obesity
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Part II: Writing
Introduction
Obesity is considered a disease because it fully meets the required definition of a disease.
Obesity reduces the life expectancy and also impairs the normal body functioning. Similarly, the
disease can be caused by the genetic factors. The disease is considered a major threat to the lives
of the people as it is responsible for the high mortality rates in the United States of America.
Therefore, obesity is a pandemic in many countries caused by genetic factors, hence, transferred
from parents to offspring.
To provide more support to my perception concerning obesity as a disease, evidently,
obesity can lead to body impairments through influencing the normal body functioning. Through
this, it has negative influence being progressive to health complications such as the high blood
pressure, infertility, coronary heart infections because of the accumulation of a lot of fats and
even coronary thrombosis, since the veins and arteries are required for the sufficient supply of
blood in the body. This will dra...


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