Question

CheckPoint Part 1: Argument Credibility



ï‚· Due Date: Day 2 [Individual forum]



ï‚· Find a link to an online video or print news story from your favorite online news source. Your choice of source may range from a major news network to a small opinion magazine, and should not include YouTube or Google Video. Select a story in which claims are made and note the story title and source name. Note: If you cannot obtain a direct link to a video, write a summary of the video’s key points and provide a link to the Web site where you found the clip.



ï‚· Answer the following questions in a 100- to 200-word response:



o What claims are being made?



o Do the claims conflict with your personal observations?



o What background information do you have about the claims?



o What is the expertise of the author, if any?



o Is the author biased and untrustworthy, or unbiased and trustworthy?



ï‚· Post your response and the link to your online source.



2. CheckPoint Part 2: Argument Credibility Peer Review



ï‚· Resource: A classmate’s CheckPoint Part I response



ï‚· Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum]



ï‚· Review the Constructive Feedback Tutorial at http://204.17.25.69/AXIA/CRT205/constructive_feedback.html. Note: This tutorial uses audio narration and is about ten minutes in length. A constructive feedback transcript is available.



ï‚· Perform a peer review of a classmate’s CheckPoint Part I response, which your instructor will place in your Individual forum on Day 3.



ï‚· Answer the following questions in a 100- to 200-word response:



o Do you think your classmate accurately identified the claims? Explain your answer.



o Your classmate has compared the claims against his or her personal observations; how do the claims agree or conflict with your own personal observations? How are the observations made by you and your classmate the same or different?



o Your classmate has compared the claims against his or her background information; how do the claims agree or conflict with your own background information? How are the background analyses of you and your classmate the same or different?



o Do you feel your classmate made an accurate judgment about the author’s bias or trustworthiness? Explain your answer.



o Which concepts from the feedback tutorial did you use to conduct this peer review?

ï‚· Post your answers and your classmate’s CheckPoint Part I online news source and response.



3. Assignment: Analyzing Credibility



ï‚· Resources: “Giuliani Remembers 9/11‖ news clip and video ads located at one of the links listed below.



ï‚· Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]



ï‚· View and assess the credibility of these media and advertising examples:



o The CNN Pipeline news clip located on the Materials tab of your student web page for Week Three.



o Select one of the following links to view the video ads available at that Web site:



ï‚· http://www.vw.com/gti/films/en/us/#/WVBI70085/med/

ï‚· http://www.progressive.com/commercials/progressive-commercials.aspx



ï‚· http://www.pedigree.com.au/tv/



ï‚· http://www.wendys.com/ads/



ï‚· Answer the following in regard to each of the two examples in a 100- to 200-word response:



o Who paid for each example to be created?



o Can you detect a slant—that is, a secondary opinion conveyed by the examples’ creators?



o What does each example reflect about society at large? Is it credible? Explain your answers.



ï‚· Answer the following in regard to the news clip in a 50- to 100-word response:



o Are you skeptical of the sources’ credibility? Why or why not?



o Do you detect any bias? Why or why not?



ï‚· Answer the following in regard to the video ad on one of the links above in a 100- to 200-word response:



o Does the ad make a claim?



o What fear or desire does the ad play into?



o Does it target an existing fear or desire or does it try to create a new fear or desire?



o Does it try to invoke feeling, use admirable people to persuade, or describe a common situation?



o Would you make a purchase based on the information presented?