(Week Eight) Examining Different Arguments Related to Choice of Career
Title | Examining Different Arguments Related to the Choice of a Career |
Assessment Part A: Critically Evaluating an Argument | Arts and Sciences (Advantage): Lots of flexibility in career choices | Logically Sound | | Arts and Sciences (Disadvantage): Leads to a career in food service – 'Do you want fries with that?' | Oversimplifying | | Education (Advantage): The best way to make a difference in the world | Shifting the Burden of Proof | | Education (Disadvantage): Guaranteed low paying job | Overgeneralization | | Nursing (Advantage): People always will need nurses | Shifting the Burden of Proof | | Nursing (Disadvantage): Too much schooling (according to Theo, the Law student) | Double Standard | | Information Systems and Technology (Advantage): No other degree concentration is as innovative (according to Grace) | Double Standard | | Information Systems and Technology (Disadvantage): Too limited in scope for much advancement in business situation (according to Ritesh) | Irrational Appeal | | Business (Advantage): Infinite career options (according to Ritesh) | Overgeneralization | | Business (Disadvantage): Boring work, stuck behind a desk all day | Oversimplifying | | Health and Human Services (Advantage): All the benefits of Arts and Sciences, but vastly more focused and relevant | Irrational Appeal | | Health and Human Services (Disadvantage): Job options are all in very un-creative fields. | Oversimplifying | |
Assessment Part B: Articulating the Steps Involved in Evaluating an Argument | Write out the two most compelling arguments you heard that affected your decision. Next, list one that you heard that had a big logical error in it, but which you still thought was important. | One argument that I heard that was compelling was that since society will always be using technology there will most likely always be a need for people with an IT degree. Another
Assessment Part A: Critically Evaluating an Argument | Arts and Sciences (Advantage): Lots of flexibility in career choices | Logically Sound | | Arts and Sciences (Disadvantage): Leads to a career in food service – 'Do you want fries with that?' | Oversimplifying | | Education (Advantage): The best way to make a difference in the world | Shifting the Burden of Proof | | Education (Disadvantage): Guaranteed low paying job | Overgeneralization | | Nursing (Advantage): People always will need nurses | Shifting the Burden of Proof | | Nursing (Disadvantage): Too much schooling (according to Theo, the Law student) | Double Standard | | Information Systems and Technology (Advantage): No other degree concentration is as innovative (according to Grace) | Double Standard | | Information Systems and Technology (Disadvantage): Too limited in scope for much advancement in business situation (according to Ritesh) | Irrational Appeal | | Business (Advantage): Infinite career options (according to Ritesh) | Overgeneralization | | Business (Disadvantage): Boring work, stuck behind a desk all day | Oversimplifying | | Health and Human Services (Advantage): All the benefits of Arts and Sciences, but vastly more focused and relevant | Irrational Appeal | | Health and Human Services (Disadvantage): Job options are all in very un-creative fields. | Oversimplifying | |
Assessment Part B: Articulating the Steps Involved in Evaluating an Argument | Write out the two most compelling arguments you heard that affected your decision. Next, list one that you heard that had a big logical error in it, but which you still thought was important. | One argument that I heard that was compelling was that since society will always be using technology there will most likely always be a need for people with an IT degree. Another