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• PHL 251 Entire Course

• PHL 251 Week 1 DQ 1

• PHL 251 Week 1 Individual Assignment Nature of
  Thought Paper
• PHL 251 Week 1 DQ 1
• PHL 251 Week 1 DQ 2
• PHL 251 Week 2 Individual Assignment Creative
  Thinking Paper
• PHL 251 Week 2 DQ 1
• PHL 251 Week 2 DQ 2
• PHL 251 Week 3 Individual Assignment

• Post a 150- to 200-word response to the following
  discussion question by clicking on Reply
• What happens if a person gets stuck at a certain
  level of thought?
• o Feral children
• o Einstein
• o Brain injury victims
• o Others

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• PHL 251 Week 1 DQ 2

• PHL 251 Week 1 Individual Assignment Nature

• Post a 150- to 200-word response to the following
  discussion question by clicking on Reply
• List different ways in which thinking influences
  your life. Begin with what can be done without
  thought and move through a hierarchy of basic to
  complex uses of thoughts.
• o Start with basic functions, such as breathing.

• PHL 251 Week 1 Individual Assignment Nature of
  Thought Paper
•  Read the materials listed on the Student Web
  site for Week One.
•  Nature of Thought Paper Resources Ch. 1-6 13
  of Thinking. Write a 700- 1,050-word paper

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• PHL 251 Week 2 DQ 1

• PHL 251 Week 2 DQ 2

• Week 2 DQ 1
• Post a 150- to 200-word response to the following
  discussion question by clicking on Reply
• What are the processes we use to organize
  information? What are natural orders? What are
  mental orders? Is there a connection between the
  two different ordering processes? Why or why not?

• Post a 150- to 200-word response to the following
  discussion question by clicking on Reply
• How can a metaphor affect a persons emotions?
  Explain how the language used influences the
  interpretation of the metaphor

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• PHL 251 Week 2 Individual Assignment

• PHL 251 Week 3 DQ 1

• PHL 251 Week 2 Individual Assignment Creative
  Thinking Paper
• Resources Creative Thinking and Natural/Mental
  Orders Worksheet, found on your student Web site
  Activity 7.1, located in Ch. 7 of Thinking, for
  examples on how to create metaphors and Ch. 8 of
  Thinking

• Week 3 DQ 1
• Post a 150- to 200-word response to the following
  discussion question by clicking on Reply
• What is the basic structure of an argument in the
  context of critical thinking? How can you
  identify the parts or elements of an argument?

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• PHL 251 Week 3 DQ 2

• PHL 251 Week 3 DQ 1

• PHL 251 Week 2 Individual Assignment Creative
  Thinking Paper
• Resources Creative Thinking and Natural/Mental
  Orders Worksheet, found on your student Web site
  Activity 7.1, located in Ch. 7 of Thinking, for
  examples on how to create metaphors and Ch. 8 of
  Thinking

• Week 3 DQ 2
• Post a 150- to 200-word response to the following
  discussion question by clicking on Reply
• What are the elements of a syllogism? What role
  does a syllogism play in persuasion? Explain the
  difference between truth and validity in a
  syllogism. How can a syllogism be valid even if
  it is not true?

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• PHL 251 Week 3 Individual Assignment

• PHL 251 Week 4 DQ 1

• PHL 251 Week 3 Individual Assignment Logical
  Thinking Worksheet
• Logical Thinking Worksheet
• Use the following questions to guide you through
  your exploration of logical thinking and
  arguments. Answer the questions as completely as
  possible, and provide examples where needed.

• Week 4 DQ 1
• Post a 150- to 200-word response to the
  following discussion question by clicking on
  Reply
• What role does critical thinking play in decision
  making?

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• PHL 251 Week 4 DQ 2

• PHL 251 Week 4 Individual Assignment

• Week 4 DQ 2
• Post a 150- to 200-word response to the
  following discussion question by clicking on
  Reply
• During a persuasive argument, how can the needs
  and concerns of the audience be met while still
  meeting the objective of the argument? Provide at
  least one example.

• PHL 251 Week 4 Individual Assignment Applying
  Problem Solving Paper
• Resources Ch. 1012 of the text, personal
  experiences
• Choose two different real-world problems you
  have encountered

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• PHL 251 Week 4 Team Assignment Evaluate

• PHL 251 Week 5 DQ 1

• PHL 251 Week 4 Team Assignment Evaluate Creative
  Thinking
• Resources Individual assignments from Week Two
  and Ch. 13 of Thinking
• Write a combined paper from the individual team
  member notes of week 3 (total word count should
  be no more than 500 words for the entire paper)
  in which you evaluate

• Week 5 DQ 1
• Post a 150- to 200-word response to the following
  discussion question by clicking on Reply
• Provide an example of a simple decision you
  recently made. What were the elements of the
  decision? What decision-making process did you
  use?

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• PHL 251 Week 5 DQ 2

• PHL 251 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment

• Week 5 DQ 2
• Post a 150- to 200-word response to the following
  discussion question by clicking on Reply
• What are some factors that can be used to measure
  the effectiveness of a solution obtained through
  the decision-making process?

• PHL 251 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Problem
  Solving and Action Presentation
• Resources Ch. 4, 5, 10, 13, 14, 15 of
  Thinking Ch. 10 of Critical Thinking and the
  Problem Solving and Action Example located on the
  student Web site