Critical Thinking and Effective Argumentation in Teams

Discuss the relevance of critical thinking to argumentation in teams.
Present an argument using the four-step process for presenting arguments.
Appraise the importance of ethics in argumentation.
Analyze presentation aids using the guidelines for presentation aids.
Controversy in the Classroom Use the controversial issue you selected to prepare a supporting argument, and then refute your controversial issue.

Use the foursteps of an argument presented in Ch. 11 of Working in Groups when developing your supporting argument.

Use the sixsteps of refuting an argument described in Ch. 11 of Working in Groups.

Write a formal academic paper in which you include the following:

• Present your supporting and refuting arguments.
• Explainhow the four-steps of an argumentwas used to present your supporting argument.
• Explain how thesix-steps of a refuting argument was used to present your refuting argument.

Include at least three cited sources that defend the claims that you present. The sources must be credible and appropriate to this assignment. Select your sources from peer-reviewed materials in the university library. You may use the course textbook as one of the sources that you cite.

Include a 5- to 10-slide Microsoft®PowerPoint®presentation in which you present your supporting and refuting arguments in accordance with the four- and six-step methods of presenting and refuting an argument.

Write aformal academic paper divided it into the following parts:

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Part II: Conduct
1. Usethe guidelinesdetailed in Working in Groupsof the problem-solving technique you have chosen to arrive at a solution.
2. Explain how your team adapted or modified the guidelines for your team.
3. Explain how your group functioned or worked together during each phase or step of your chosen technique.
4. Describe any outcomes or products the group created along the way.
5. State your solution.
6. Include any outcomes or products described aboveas an appendix to the team paper.