PHIL 347N Week 1 Discussion; Arguments & Explanations
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$10.00
| Institution | Chamberlain |
| Contributor | Bianca |
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 1, 2
- Lesson
- Minimum of 1 scholarly source
Initial Post Instructions
Chapter 1 shows a model of Bloom's taxonomy - they are the steps to mastery of any learning endeavor and the basic components of critical reasoning. They have recently been simplified and reordered as follows:
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyze
- Evaluate
- Create
Beyond remembering - after all, when the surgeon asks for a Satinsky, you don't want to have to look it up on your Smartphone - how do you think Bloom's steps will apply to you as you pursue your career in the healthcare professions? Answer this question with an argument or an explanation.
Next, practice your analytical skills by examining why it is important for a healthcare professional to be able to distinguish between arguments and explanations.
- Suppose you see a set of symptoms in a patient or a need for resource allocation. Do you want to explain the reason for their appearance of symptoms or the need for the resource, or must you argue your case? For this, you will need to know, and explain in your post, what makes a set of claims an argument or an explanation (Chapter 2).
Argument: how do you know….. evidence for the reason
Explanation: how is that so….. cause for the reason
| Instituition / Term | |
| Term | Fall 2019 |
| Institution | Chamberlain |
| Contributor | Bianca |
