Based on the selected prompt, you may need to review one or more of the interactive modules below to better prepare for your discussion:Buying a Car (Links to an external site.): This scenario will introduce you to evaluating arguments.The Parking Garage (Links to an external site.): This scenario will help you to examine your own biases and stereotypes.The Graduate (Links to an external site.): This scenario will present several arguments and demonstrate how arguments appear in daily life and can be broken down into premise and conclusion form.PHI103 Informal Fallacies (Links to an external site.): This practice activity will help you identify types of fallacies.PHI103 Rhetorical Devices Knowledge Check (Links to an external site.): This practice activity will help in identifyingrhetorical devices.This week you will select only one of two discussion topic tasks. Please indicate in your initial post which task you are responding to. You should then respond to x3 colleague posts - you may respond to either task (1 or 2) from a colleague. Task 1 - Logical FallaciesOnce you learn the names of the major logical fallacies, you will probably start noticing them all over the place, including in advertisements, movies, TV shows, and everyday conversations. This can be both fascinating and frustrating, but it can certainly help you to avoid certain pitfalls in reasoning that are unfortunately very common. This exercise gives you a chance to practice identifying fallacies as they occur in daily life. Prepare: To prepare to address this prompt, carefully read through Chapter 7 of our book, paying special attention to learning the names of common fallacies, biases, and rhetorical tricks. Take a look as well at the required resources from this week. Reflect: Search through common media sources looking for examples of fallacies. Some common places to find fallacies include advertisements, opinion pieces in news media, and arguments about politics, religion, and other controversial issues. You may also notice fallacies in your daily life.Write: Present three distinct informal logical fallacies you have discovered in these types of sources or in your life. Make sure to identify the specific fallacy committed by each example. Explain how the fallacies were used and the context in which they occurred. Then, explain how the person should have presented the argument to have avoided committing this logical error. Task 2 - Preconception ScenariosDear Thinkers: Biases affect all of us, and we are all prone to committing fallacious reasoning at times. This discussion allows us to investigate some of our own sources of biases and ways in which we may be prone to fall for fallacious reasoning.Prepare: Prior to answering this question, make sure that you have completed the “ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Parking GarageLinks to an external site (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Links to an external site.” and “Buying a CarLinks to an external site (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Links to an external site.” scenarios. Make sure to read Chapters 7 and 8 of our book, paying special attention to ways in which people are affected by biases (including the sections “Stereotypes” and “Purpose and Potential Bias” in Chapter 8).Reflect: Think about why you made the choices you made in each scenario. Do those choices tell you anything about yourself and the way that you think? Would you do anything different if you were to do it again?Write: Address your experiences in each scenario in the following posts: (NOTE: Include all parts in a single post)Part 1: Answer the following questions: Why did you take the route you did in the parking garage scenarioLinks to an external site.? Did you notice that you had preconceptions about different types of people and situations? Could those types of preconceptions ever lead to problematic inferences? Part 2: In the Buying a Car scenarioLinks to an external site., did you feel that the salesman had ulterior motives? Did they lead him to have any biases in terms of he wanted you to purchase? Point out some of the biases that you have in real life. Are you am interested party when it comes to certain types of questions? How does that potentially cloud your judgment? Relate your answer to the content about biases.

Here are the directions/expectations for the paper: Prompt: Pick three of the five lifestyle changes from the Lifestyle Project.pdf handout, and, in approximately 5-pages (1.5-2 spaced) describe how they can be implemented on a larger scale (community/town or city/county/state/federal level... you don't have to do each level, but pick one). Make sure to explain not just WHY it would be good to implement the changes, but HOW you would implement them (for example, if you try to pass a law limiting how much a person can drive, what alternative modes of transportation would be provided).

MGTU 301 Paper #2Length: Paper: 3-4 double-spaced pages (excluding title and references pages)Due: Week 7 by Sunday Midnight (Assignments folder)Value: 175 PointsAccording to Peter Senge, learning organizations encourage a holistic approach to understanding and leading organizations called 'systems thinking.' Systems thinking stems from the tenets of system theory where each process integrates with all the others. Basically, it means the ability to see the big picture and to be able to see the interrelationships between what might, at first, seem to be completely unrelated. Systems thinking focuses on how the individual that is being studied interacts with the other constituents of the system. Rather than focusing on the individuals within an organization, it prefers to look at a larger number of interactions within the organization and in between organizations as a whole. Figure 2.4 (page 62) and 10.3 (page 188) in your textbook illustrate how four parts of a system integrate to help us evaluate, lead and change business process and functions for the better. For this paper, you are going to analyze your readiness for change, or that of an organization in which the change needs to occur. Paper GuidelinesPrepare and submit 3-4 page paper that briefly describes a change at school, work or another area of your life and apply the systems model. A well-constructed paper will reference 3 or more scholarly sources including at least 1 journal articles such as those assigned and retrieved from Brandman’s virtual library, and adhere to APA standards.Resourceshttp://www.mutualresponsibility.org/science/what-i... http://infed.org/mobi/peter-senge-and-the-learning... Figure 2.4 (page 62)and 10.3 (page 188) in your textbook Introduction/ Description In no more than one page, describe the situation or *business (can be current, past or future) in need of change. In the description, position yourself as the leader, and give a good summary of the situation. *examples of businesses that you might consider for this assignment:Current place of workFuture place of workDream jobChurch groupsSports teamsSpecial projects for schoolNeighborhood groups or organizationsAd-hoc committeesBoard membershipsClubs (i.e Book Club, Running Club)Social groups Application:Systems Thinking- Provide a thorough analysis of each of the four components of systems (Inputs, Target Elements of Change, Outputs and Feedback). Which of the four components is lowest? Why? Be specific. Prediction- How do you think this will affect the success of the particular change? Be specific. Reflection Analysis:Readiness: Who seems to be most ready, you (components 1 and 2) or the organization (components 3 and 4)?Recommendation/s: Given the readiness measure tells you, what do you recommend to improve your and/or your organization’s readiness? Evaluation Criteria: Grading RubricCriteriaExemplaryProficientDevelopingEmergingIncomplete Description20 - 19Clearly and concisely describes the situation. Positions self as leader. Identifies key items of concern and key players. Does not exceed 1 page18 - 17Clearly describes the situation. Positions self as leader. Identifies most key items of concern and key players. May slightly exceed 1 page16 - 15Description of the situation is incomplete and/or confusing. Positions self as leader but may not identify key concerns and/or key players. 14- 9Limited if any description of the situation.. May not position self as leader, identify key concerns and/or key players. 0Failed to complete assignment according to guidelines.Application55 - 50Analyzed business through the lens of each component of systems thinking. Draws valid predictions of the impact of each component of the situation.49 - 44Analyzed business through the lens of each component of systems thinking.Draws fairly valid conclusions of the impact of each question on the situation.43 – 38Analyzed the business through the lens of each component of systems thinking.May not fully analyze the impact of each question on the situation37-30Limited analyzation of the business through the lens of each component of systems thinking. Limited if any analysis of the impact of question on the situation.0Failed to complete assignment according to guidelines.Reflection Analysis50 - 45Reflected on your learning by describing the level of readiness as well as your recommendations for next steps. 44– 39Somewhat reflected on your learning by describing the level of readiness as well as your recommendations for next steps. 38 – 30Partially, reflected on your learning by describing the level of readiness as well as your recommendations for next steps. 29-20Limited if any reflection on your learning by describing the level of readiness as well as your recommendations for next steps. 0Failed to complete assignment according to guidelines.APA and Sources20 - 19Cites 3 or more scholarly sources including 1 journal articles. Accurately uses headers and adhere to APA standards; reference page and citations are correct. All sources listed in References are cited in paper18 -17Cites 2 scholarly sources including 1 journal articles. . Uses headers and adheres to APA standards; reference page and citations are correct with minor (1-3) errors. All sources listed in References are cited in paper16 - 15Cites 1 scholarly sources including 0 journal article. May use headers and somewhat adheres to APA standards; the work of others is cited but with numerous (4 – 10) errors. Sources listed in References and citations may not match14-7Cites 1-0 scholarly sources. Limited adherence to APA standards in the paper and Reference page; work of others may be cited but with multiple (11+) errors. Sources listed in References and citations do not match0Failed to complete assignment according to guidelines.Writing Mechanics30 - 27The paper is logical and well-written; spelling, grammar and punctuation are accurate. Paper is the required length of 3-4 pages of content, and includes correctly prepared title page.26 - 23The paper is logical and well-written but with minor (1 – 3) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 5% too long or short; includes a correctly prepared title page.22 - 19The paper is somewhat logical and well-written but with several (4 – 10) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 10% too long or short, and may not include a correctly prepared title page18-10The paper lacks clarity and may be confusing with numerous (11+) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 15% too long or short, and may not include a title page0Failed to complete assignment according to guidelines.