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Points: 200
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Assignment 2: Critical Thinking Paper
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Criteria
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Unacceptable
Below 60% F
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Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
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Fair
70-79% C
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Proficient
80-89% B
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Exemplary
90-100% A
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| 1. Argument follows the five (5) steps of persuasion: establishing credibility, acknowledging the audience’s position, constructing a rationale, transplanting root elements, and asking for a response.
Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletelyfollowed the five (5) steps of persuasion: establishing credibility, acknowledging the audience’s position, constructing a rationale, transplanting root elements, and asking for a response. |
Insufficientlyfollowed the five (5) steps of persuasion: establishing credibility, acknowledging the audience’s position, constructing a rationale, transplanting root elements, and asking for a response. |
Partiallyfollowed the five (5) steps of persuasion: establishing credibility, acknowledging the audience’s position, constructing a rationale, transplanting root elements, and asking for a response. |
Satisfactorilyfollowed the five (5) steps of persuasion: establishing credibility, acknowledging the audience’s position, constructing a rationale, transplanting root elements, and asking for a response. |
Thoroughlyfollowed the five (5) steps of persuasion: establishing credibility, acknowledging the audience’s position, constructing a rationale, transplanting root elements, and asking for a response. |
| 2. Clearly define your position and supporting evidence.
Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletelydefined your position and supporting evidence. |
Insufficientlydefined your position and supporting evidence. |
Partiallydefined your position and supporting evidence. |
Satisfactorilydefined your position and supporting evidence. |
Thoroughlydefined your position and supporting evidence. |
| 3. Include all the necessary “evidence” for the reader to reach the expected conclusion in each argument in the paper (whether the over-riding argument or one contained in an individual paragraph).
Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletelyincluded all the necessary “evidence” for the reader to reach the expected conclusion in each argument in the paper. |
Insufficientlyincluded all the necessary “evidence” for the reader to reach the expected conclusion in each argument in the paper. |
Partiallyincluded all the necessary “evidence” for the reader to reach the expected conclusion in each argument in the paper. |
Satisfactorilyincluded all the necessary “evidence” for the reader to reach the expected conclusion in each argument in the paper. |
Thoroughlyincluded all the necessary “evidence” for the reader to reach the expected conclusion in each argument in the paper. |
| 4. Ensure that each argument in the paper (whether the overriding argument or one contained in an individual paragraph) is valid and free from both formal and informal fallacies.
Weight: 15% |
All arguments appear to be invalid. Arguments contain more than three fallacies. |
Only one of the arguments is valid. Arguments contain three or more fallacies. |
Most of the arguments arevalid. Arguments contain one or two fallacies. |
All the arguments are valid. Arguments contain at least one fallacy. |
All the arguments are valid. Arguments are free from fallacies. |
| 5. Follow APA Style requirements for format, in-text citation of quotes and paraphrases, and references page.
Weight: 10% |
Did not complete the assignment or had more than 9 errors in following APA Style requirements. |
Had 8-9 errors in following APA Style requirements. |
Had 6-7 different errors in following APA Style requirements. |
Had 4-5 different errors in following APA Style requirements. |
Had 0-3 different errors in following APA Style requirements. |
| 6. Follow guidelines for clear and organized writing: include an introductory and concluding paragraph; address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
Weight: 10% |
Did not submit or incompletely followed guidelines for clear and organized writing. |
Insufficiently followed guidelines for clear and organized writing: did not include an introductory and/or concluding paragraph; did not address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences. |
Partially followed guidelines for clear and organized writing: included a partially developed introductory and/or concluding paragraph; partially addressed main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences. |
Sufficiently followed guidelines for clear and organized writing: included an introductory and concluding paragraph; sufficiently addressed main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences. |
Fully followed guidelines for clear and organized writing: included an engaging introductory and thoughtful concluding paragraph; fully addressed main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and detailed supporting sentences. |
| 7. Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.
Weight: 10% |
Did not complete the assignment or had more than 9 errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling. |
Had 8-9 errors in grammar, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling. |
Had 6-7 different errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling. |
Had 4-5 different errors in grammar, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling. |
Had 0-3 different errors in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling.
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