Evaluating Information and Arguments

To check if the source is colorful and attractive

To determine if the source is trustworthy and accurate

To count the number of words in the source

To see if the source is written by a famous person

The author provides balanced arguments

The author only presents one side of the story

The author uses facts and evidence

The author includes references

To make the argument longer

To ensure the argument is complete and fair

To ignore the argument completely

To make the argument more confusing

It includes emotions and opinions

It is based on evidence and logical reasoning

It is very long and detailed

It uses big words

To make your argument longer

To understand the issue more fully and fairly

To confuse the audience

To avoid making a decision

The evidence used to support the argument

The final decision or opinion based on the evidence

The introduction of the argument

A question asked in the argument

To forget everything you learned

To think about what you learned and how you can improve

To copy someone else’s work

To stop learning completely

To avoid doing any research

To improve your ability to find and use information

To make your work harder

To ignore your mistakes

Ignore it and move on

Learn from it and try to improve

Blame someone else

Give up completely

A guess based on feelings

A decision based on evidence and reasoning

A random choice

A decision made by someone else