Critical Thinking Questions

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Title of -ork: critical thinking .uestions /
!uthor0!rtist of -ork: 1xpierence of -ar
&2 ,hat do $ou think the -ork3s ain arguent( point( or conclusion ight 4e5
6atton7s ain arguent or point is that he is prooting -ar( he sa$s it is necassar$ to go
to -ar and -e shouldnt ha8e to -ait for -ar to coe to us2 ,e ust go to -ar and fight
for -hat is ours2 %e is encouraging -ar( that -e are fighters and -inners2 This speach
relates to on glosr$ in -arfare( speech 4$ pericles( thuc$dides 4ecause the$ are all for
-inning -ar and go out to -ar and doing -hat the$ can to hold -hats theirs2
/2 9i8e three -a$s the artist0author supports his0her point:
:;nl$ if $ou get the arguent in .uestion one (&) correct( can $ou get this part correct
4ecause these are the supporting eleents to that arguent<
a2 The -ar -e are at right no-
42 -ars fro the past
c the reason for -ar and -h$
=2 %o- ight the artist0author3s historical period and location (i2e2 context) ha8e affected
ho- he0she chose to ake his0her point5
>2 #uring the tie period -hen the -ork -as created -hat social groups (for exaple:
econoic class? religious affiliation? political group? ethnic0linguistic group? gender) -ere
4eing addressed5 ,h$ do $ou think so5
NB: There should 4e e8idence for this in the aterial @ explicitl$ stated( or iplied 4$ the
context2 This speech -as 4eing addressed to the +en and -oen of the A2S2!2
1speciall$ to the people -ho are ser8ing in the ilitar$2 %e is addressing this to the
4ecause he is aking a point that -e need to go to -ar to ha8e freedo( to fight for our
rights( that -e are -inners2 ,e -ill ne8er .uit until -e -in2
*2 %o- did the artist0author -ant this particular audience (fro B>) to react to his0her
-ork5
%e -anted his audience to 4e oti8ated to fight( to 4e on his side a4out -ar2 +ost people
-ill react positi8e to his speech 4ecause this countr$ is a place of freedo( -e all -ant
freedo and to 4e safe so -e -ill go to -ar( -e -ill support2 6eople -ho are in the
ilitar$ appro8e of this 4ecause thats the reason -h$ the$ are ser8ing in the ilitar$2
NB: Nothing a4out $our ans-ers iplies agreeent or disagreeent -ith the ideas
presented2 ,e a$( in fact( disagree -ith the -ork( 4ut -e do not express such
disagreeent until -e CunderstandD2 Iportantl$( no-here in these .uestions do I ask for
$our CreactionD or $our Copinions2D This is the 8er$ first step in -riting a4out a priar$
or secondar$ sources2 It is onl$ after $ou understand the o4Eect of $our criticis -ill $ou
4e a4le to offer a reasona4le and effecti8e criti.ue2
!ssignent:
No-( $ou are tasked to -rite an Canal$sisD of the -ork( -hich should reain scholarl$
and o4Eecti8e (as uch as possi4le)2 !fter $ou ha8e successfull$ introduced the su4Eect
(o4Eecti8el$)( $ou are to spend a4out as uch space addressing -hether or not the author
-as successful in his0her artistic goal( and gi8e reasons as to -hether or not $ou -ere
con8inced2 The length of paper -ill 4e indicated at the tie of the assignent2