Part A Consider the traps involved in the use of the skill of deduction as outlined on pages 103 through 106. Have you ever fallen victim to any of these? Do you think any of the major problems in the world today result from the products of any of these traps? Write a one or more page essay that reflects on either how these traps may have adversely impacted you or how some of these traps affect our world. How would you avoid such traps in the future? What advice would you have for the world at large? Write your essay in MLA format, using size 12 Ariel or Times New Roman font, double spaced.
Grading Criteria
Content (the accuracy of what you say in the essay and how much you say) 85%
Format (must be in MLA format to include having a works cited page) 10%
Grammar (spelling, punctuation, word usage, sentence structure, etc.) 5%
See the attached rubric for this assignment for more specific information on the grading criteria.
Resources
I don’t have the textbook, so find other resources to do it. Just source it. Textbook: Becoming a Strategic Thinker: Developing Skills for Success by W. James Potter.

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Papers that are determined to be clear examples of plagiarism (to include use of AI) will receive a score of zero, (an ‘F’) and cannot be made up. Repeat offenses will result in possible administrative or disciplinary action.
Part B
For this week’s discussion board, you must create a syllogism of your own on any topic you choose, and post it for the class to view. In addition, include a brief explanation of how your syllogism conforms to the deduction algorithm. You must be prepared to explain your syllogism and able to critique the syllogisms provided by your classmates. If someone has a syllogism that falls for one of the traps of deduction, don’t be afraid to say so. Further, if there are errors in your syllogistic reasoning, you must be prepared to come up with a revised or completely new syllogism that is accurate and demonstrates an understanding of syllogistic reasoning.
Grading Criteria NOTE: Your answer(s) to the discussion topic or question(s) is 60% of the grade for this discussion board and your responses to at least four other students make up an additional 20%! You must participate in the discussion on at least 2 separate days for the final 20% of this discussion grade. Answers to discussion question(s) or topic(s) should be at least 100 words in length unless otherwise specified and responses to classmates should be at least 40 words each.
Part C
Practical Exercise 2
Introduction The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate the skill of grouping. Sometimes even seemingly simple grouping tasks require more thought than one might at first believe.
The Assignment For this homework assignment, do the two grouping exercises on the attached document: GroupingEx.pptx GroupingEx.pptx – Alternative Formats (file opens in new window). You may type your answers to these grouping exercises in the submission box to submit it as your completed work, or put your answers in the presentation on the blank slides.
Grading Criteria Determine four different ways to group the objects in exercise 1: 50%
Identify four different decision rules by which all images in exercise 2 may be placed into two groups: 50%
Resources Textbook: Becoming a Strategic Thinker: Developing Skills for Success by W. James Potter.
Grouping Exercise Document: GroupingEx.pptx GroupingEx.pptx – Alternative Formats (file opens in new window).
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