{"id":110,"date":"2015-07-07T20:52:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T20:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/com1010-002-sp16\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2015-08-19T00:09:35","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T00:09:35","slug":"w2-learning-activity-in-class","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/com1010-002-sp16\/week-2-obstacles-to-critical-thinking\/w2-learning-activity-in-class\/","title":{"rendered":"W2. Learning Activity &#8211; In Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-service\"><div class=\"su-service-title\" style=\"padding-left:50px;min-height:36px;line-height:36px\"><i class=\"sui sui-users\" style=\"font-size:36px;color:#4e4e4e\"><\/i> W2 LA-IC<\/div><div class=\"su-service-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"padding-left:50px\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>Distinguish between valid and invalid arguments and obstacles to critical thinking.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:10px 0;border-width:2px;border-color:#05a9ff\"><\/div>\n<h2>How to Prepare<\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:10px 0;border-width:2px;border-color:#05a9ff\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Learning Activity &#8211; Deconstructing an Argument<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Review <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abrahamlincolnonline.org\/lincoln\/speeches\/house.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Lincoln\u2019s <i>House Divided <\/i>speech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Abraham Lincoln - House Divided Speech - Hear the Full Text - 1858\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zyvLzK1Wi6Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Find statements that, if true, would constitute good reasons for accepting his claim.<\/li>\n<li>Indicate whether the speech contains examples of self-interested thinking, face-saving, or group pressure.<\/li>\n<li>Given the context of the time, what may have been some obstacles to critical thinking?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Look at Lincoln\u2019s reasoning for why he thinks the country cannot remain divided on the issue of slavery. As soon as Lincoln was elected, South Carolina seceded\u00a0from the Union.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What did Abraham Lincoln mean by A house divided against itself cannot stand&#8221;?&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cliffsnotes.com\/cliffsnotes\/subjects\/history\/what-did-abraham-lincoln-mean-by-a-house-divided-against-itself-cannot-stand\">https:\/\/www.cliffsnotes.com\/cliffsnotes\/subjects\/history\/what-did-abraham-lincoln-mean-by-a-house-divided-against-itself-cannot-stand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Roger Taney\u2019s opinion in the 1857 Dred Scott Case &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/supremecourt\/text\/60\/393#writing-USSC_CR_0060_0393_ZO\">https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/supremecourt\/text\/60\/393#writing-USSC_CR_0060_0393_ZO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Missouri Compromise<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/2012586609\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/2012586609\/<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a Freesoiler<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/resource\/lprbscsm.scsm0326\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/resource\/lprbscsm.scsm0326\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:10px 0;border-width:2px;border-color:#05a9ff\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>What&#8217;s Next?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Now that we have examined a historic primary source argument, we will move online to examine a current-day argument. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/com1010-002-sp16\/week-2-obstacles-to-critical-thinking\/w2-learning-activity-online\/\" target=\"_blank\">Next Module &gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose Distinguish between valid and invalid arguments and obstacles to critical thinking. How to Prepare Learning Activity &#8211; Deconstructing an Argument Review Lincoln\u2019s House Divided speech Find statements that, if true, would constitute good reasons for accepting his claim. Indicate <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/com1010-002-sp16\/week-2-obstacles-to-critical-thinking\/w2-learning-activity-in-class\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  W2. 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