Sound or Unsound

• Burgerschapsonderwijs
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

How to look at a claim

* to infer or not to infer

* what are clues to the trustworthiness of a source?

Page 45:
What claim can be safely INFERRED from the passage?

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. none

Explain why you cannot infer A.

Explain why you cannot infer B.

What is another example of a reason to jump to a conclusion?

1. impartiality
2. neutrality
3. objectivity
4. prejudice

Page 47: Which conclusion can be reliably drawn from the text?
Be able to explain in own words.

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Page 48: Can either be inferred on the graphs of page 47?

1. X
2. Y
3. both
4. neither

Explain why X or Y can't be inferred.

What is the difference between cause and correlation?

What is your take away from this text?

How do you evaluate a source?

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3:43 What's the claim?

What can you find out about Khan Academy that gives you information about their trustworthiness?

Do you mostly trust the media?
Why (not)?

Why can you trust
the weather report?

What were the three clues
to trustworthiness?

What claim was made about the moon?

What proof was given?

Can the evidence be independently verified?

1. yes
2. no

What can a writer do
to earn trust?

What is your take away from this clip?