Academic Writing The Missing Campus Climate Debate

MLA, double spaced 1375 words File Name: Order 211080704 Philosophy Due: 12th november 7 PM The Missing Campus Climate Debate” “The Missing Campus Climate Debate” Graded Homework Assignment #2 On Description and Inference, Types of Evidence, Arguments and Sub-arguments Chapters 1, 2, 3 in text 20 points Total: 20% of Final Grade No electronic submissions accepted. All assignments should be typed; include the numbers of the questions; and should follow directions below, as to use of complete sentences, standard form, sub-argument, etc. wherever I so indicate. Part I of this assignment is based on “Group or Individual Exercise”, on p. 116 of your text, “Second Thoughts”. There is also a copy of this text on reserve at the circulation desk in Hagerty Library. Part II of this assignment is based on the following link to an article from the New York Times, “The Missing Campus Climate Debate” , by Evan J. Mandery. [login to view URL] If you are not familiar with some of the language used in this article, you should research the meaning of the terms. For instance, make sure that you know what the following terms mean: “divestment” and “fiduciary” and “apartheid”. Feel free to also investigate further examples of divestment that used in this article and its argument, such as the example of divestment from companies operating in South Africa under apartheid. There is also an optional extra credit question based on the article from Part II. Please leave yourself enough time to do this assignment, because it might take you awhile to do it. Feel free to consult me during office hours in order to make sure you understand the questions and/or the underlying concepts for the exam. Part I: Facts, factual judgments (also known as factual claims), reasoned speculation, conjectures; 4 points total 1)After reading the paragraph about Taco Bell on p. 116 of your text, under “Group or Individual Exercise”, you should address the following (see the next paragraph) in a brief essay. (You should ignore the directions in the text, and you should ignore the questions that are asked on the bottom of page 116. I am giving you an alternative set of questions.) In your brief essay, identify fact, factual judgments, reasoned speculations, and conjectures (as well as any other opinions that are not neatly either reasoned speculations or conjectures) that appear in this article, and explain how they are facts, or factual judgments, or reasoned speculations, or conjectures, etc. In other words, provide explanations for the labels you have given for various bits of information or claims made in the article. Part II: Argument, Sub-Argument and Types of Evidence (16 points total) After reading the entire article,