Human thinking

      The assignment involves understanding the weaknesses of human thinking that often infiltrate arguments, for essay #4 you will be applying your understanding to a real life scenario. Please select one option from the following: 1) You may choose a common topic of debate—anything from taxes, abortion, religious freedom, marijuana, police tactics, the border issue, to LBGTQ rights—or, and perhaps preferably, more low-key issues that many do not consider, OR a controversial public movement (social, political) or organized group of people. 2) You may select an actual event, such as a particular court case, a police incident, a crime, even an election, or other controversy (e.g. the Duke Lacrosse incident), about which you must be absolutely specific in addressing. You will THEN examine and analyze the topic in the following ways: a) Provide some background info on the topic, but don’t let it consume most of your essay—at most a page. b) Explain, using a few of the errors we have discussed (three or four would be a good target) some of the problems with how the topic has been treated or handled either by the media or by people involved. This will be a full paragraph for each error that is committed, including how you know or suspect that particular error was committed. That has to be supported with concrete details. Section ‘b’ should comprise the bulk of your essay, ideally 2 – 3 pages.