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Critical Thinking WORKOUTS. Intro. Claims. 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Truth?. 6. 7. 8. 9. WORKOUT #1. Claims We Make. Critical Thinking WORKOUTS. Created & Presented By: Ruby Tovar. Brought to you by: English Success Center. Funded by: US Dept of Education, Title V-HIS. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Critical Thinking WORKOUTS
Intro Claims0 1 2
Truth?
3
4
5
6 78 9
WORKOUT #1
Claims We Make
Created & Presented By: Ruby TovarBrought to you by: English Success Center
Funded by: US Dept of Education, Title V-HIS
Critical Thinking WORKOUTS
Dogs and cats are animals.
Some animals are mammals.
My favorite dogs are GREAT DANES.
Giving your dog lots of love and affection will
make him a good dog.
Vegetables grow in soil.
Vegetables come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
My favorite vegetable is green beans. Spinach is the best-tasting leafy green.
Vegetables grow best in organic soil.
Eating vegetables will keep you healthy.
Flowers grow in soil.
Flowers come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
The prettiest flowers are orchids.
Giving someone flowers shows how much you care
about them.
facebook was started by a college student.
facebook has 400 million users!
facebook has improved my social life.
facebook is changing how people work, live, and play for the next generation.
facebook is the best social network tool.
Guitar Hero is a video game.
Guitar Hero comes with different bands & songs.
Playing Guitar Hero decreases the likelihood that you’ll really learn to play the
guitar.
The best Guitar Hero song to play is by SOAD.
Cars were invented in the 20th century.
Sports cars come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
My favorite car is a Chevrolet Camaro .
The Maserati is too futuristic to be as popular as the
Camaro.
Pop music started in the 20th century.
Pop is short for popular.
Rihanna is one of the best pop stars right now.
Beyonce is sooo pretty!!
POP music stays popular because it reflects
contemporary trends of each decade.
Lady Gaga will be the Madonna of today.
What do you want to prove?
OPINIONFACT
claim
something (an interpretation
about the world) that
really wants to be true…but is
arguable
Not Dead
Not Alive
Zombies
something in between?
claim = like the zombies
TRUE FALSE
*wants to be true
I want to live!
What do I think I know?
What am I trying to prove?
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