
ENGLISH 103: Critical Thinking
MAUREEN ROE
SPRING 2020
Santiago Canyon College
8045 East Chapman Ave.
Orange, CA 92869
​Office: H208 (Writing Center)
Phone: 714-628-4746
Handouts and Essay Prompts
Handouts
Essay Prompt
Notebook Checklist #2, Sample
Debate Scorecards
Course Syllabus
Final Exam Vocabulary Words, Sample List
Definitions Practice
2nd Tool in the Critical Thinking Tool Box:
DEFIINING MAJOR TERMS HOMEWORK EXERCISE
Directions: In the homework section of your notebook, please define any TEN of the following words by beginning with a stipulation and supporting with synonyms and examples. Each definition should be 4-5 sentences. Review the Definitions PPT if you need extra assistance.
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Sexual Harassment
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Test Anxiety
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workaholism
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handdicapped
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respect
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courtesy
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charm
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Creativity
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Right (as in the right and wrong)
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Wrong
An Enemy
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A Leader
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An activist
Strategies for Analysis
MIDTERM PREPARATION
1. Vocabulary
Here is a list of the Vocabulary Words that you will want to study for the midterm. You will be tested in a YES/NO question format. For example, I might ask, "Would a cruise ship's buffet table likely be covered in a farrago of foods and desserts?" The answer: YES (because cruise ships are known for having an assortment or medley of food choices)
From Fall 2014
1. fustian
2. wiseacre
3. oscillate
4. onerous
5. pliant
6. imbroglios
7. flaccid
8. diffidence
9. nettle
10. euphonious
11. fastidious
12. execrable
13. meritorious
14. irenic
15. impel
16. germane
17. banal
18. ugsome
19. languid
20. polymath
21. kerfuffle
22. machinations
23. copacetic
24. fatuous
2. Answers to "You and Your Fallacies" worksheet
1. False Analogy
2. Post Hoc
3. Begging the Question
4. Red Herring
5. False Dilemma
6. Begging the Question
7. Questionable Authority
8. Card Stacking and Begging theQuestion
9. False Dilemma
10. Testimonial
11. Bandwagon
12. Tu Quoque
13. False Analogy
14. Begging the Question
15. Post Hoc
16. Genetic Fallacy (if they introduced and wrote the legislation)
17. Ad Hominem
18. Non-sequitur
19. Post Hoc
20. Hasty Generalization
21. Post Hoc
22. Hasty Generalization
23. Ad Hominem
24. Post Hoc or Hasty Generalization
25. Ad Ignorantium
26. Slippery Slope
27. False Dilemma
28. Glittering Generalities


ESSAY #2 MODEL ESSAY
Check out this student example that demonstrates the ROV Method. It has a few grammatical errors and does not include the Works Cited page, but it does a good job with format and picture selection.



