Mom needs a cat sitter
Situation: A friend comes to you with a problem. Their mother needs a cat sitter urgently, but your friend cannot do it.
Your friend tells their mom, "Sorry, I can't be a cat sitter. I have a final during this time. The timeline does not work."
Question: Is your friend's response leading with ethos, pathos, or logos?
What is logos because it is logical that the friend cannot be at their final and cat sit at the same time.
Saying that you like Rocky Road ice cream more than Mocha ice cream is a matter of ...
What is taste?
What is confirmation bias?
What is the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one’s existing beliefs or theories.
__________ reading is a recommended method to fact check information and avoid scammy websites or fake news.
What is lateral reading?
Situation: A friend comes to you with a problem. Their mother needs a cat sitter. The cat sitter will need to give the cat some medicine during the time the mother is away. Your friend wants to help, but is scared to administer the medicine for the cat.
You tell your friend: "Let's cat sit together. I would be happy to help. I worked at a shelter and give my cats their medicine every day."
Question: Are you using ethos, pathos, or logos to establish why your friend should trust you?
What is ethos because the answer is showing credibility and prior experience.
Saying that paper bags are better for the environment than plastic bags is a matter of ...
What is judgement?
What is fake news?
"Trust me. I am citing a Wikipedia page."
Is Wikipedia a reliable source? Explain.
What is no because anyone can edit the pages.
Situation: A friend comes to you with a problem. Their mother adopted a cat for the first time, but it turns out your friend has severe cat allergies. Your friend asks if they can stay with you for a few days.
Your friend tells you, "It would be like old times when we used to order takeout and watch scary movies."
Question: Is your friend's response leading with ethos, pathos, or logos?
What is pathos because they are using nostalgia to persuade.
Separating the person from the idea is important because...
What is because of possible biases. You are likely to trust an unfounded idea more if you like the person, and you are likely to dismiss a good idea if you do not like the person.
What is one way to combat confirmation bias?
What is checking your sources, get uncomfortable, listen to opposing views, don't rely on social media, and debate yourself?
"Trust me. Our boss got this article from the official website. We don't need another source."
Would you rely on one article? Explain.
What is you would not rely on one article because you want to make sure the information is correct.
Situation: A friend comes to you with a problem. Their mother needs a cat sitter for a litter of kittens for two days a week. Your friend asks if you would be able to help. You want to, but you do not want to cat sit alone.
You offer to help saying, "I can help one day a week after class if we can cat sit together. This can give us time to study for the final."
Question: Is your compromise using ethos, logos, or pathos?
What is logos?
Someone you know shows you a picture of a lion riding a bus. They said it really happened. But you are unsure if it is real.
What would be the best way to find out if the information is credible or not?
What is a reverse image search?
What does the SIFT Method stand for?
"Trust me, I got this information from a .org website."
Are all ".org" websites credible? Why or why not?
What is no because anyone can buy a ".org" domain?
Situation: A friend comes to you with a problem. Their mother needs a cat sitter urgently, but your friend cannot do it. Your friend is worried about how to explain this to their mom without hurting her feelings and acknowledging the mom's point of view.
Question: What type of essay/communication structure would help the friend draft a response to the mother?
What is the Rogerian structure?
Making an exaggerated point about someone's argument is called...
What is a Straw Man fallacy?
Situation: Say that you are in an argument about who is the best basketball player of all time. Your friend says it's Kobe Bryant while you say it is Michael Jordan. You both make excellent points.
Your friend says, "Objectively, it has to be Kobe Bryant."
Question: Is this argument a matter of taste or judgement?
What is judgement because you have to provide evidence for your opinion?
"Trust me. I have been doing research for a long time. I know this has to be true. I have followed the same sources for years."
Question: Why would this be faulty logic?
What is because they should follow different sources, especially if it has been a long time since they followed or researched the subject?