Elements of Thought
Try to identify the 8 Elements of Thought that are part of the logic or reason: Purpose, Question at Issue,
Information, Concepts, Point of View, Assumptions, Conclusions, and Implications.
Question at Issue: Can you identify and explain a change in perspective, opinion, or Point of View you
have had regarding one of the concepts in the list above, as a direct result of participating in this course?
• Determine the Purpose and the Audience for writing: In this assignment, your objective is to
identify and explain a change in perspective, opinion, or Point of View you have on the subject.
• Point of View: You are trying to answer the Question at Issue, from the perspective of a person
who participated in this course, which means, that you were asked to read and consume visual
content about economics, to answer questions about concepts and issues in economics, to engage
in discussions about the content with your classmates and of course with me the instructor. In
other words, you experienced this class, from the perspective of a student, which may imply that
you are not an expert in these topics, and concepts, and that you are engaging in activities to learn
more about them.
• Conclusion/s – When you change your perspective or opinion about something, you have reached
a conclusion. When you think back at an entire experience that involved, reading, writing,
viewing, listening, and answering questions about a multitude of concepts in the world of
economics, and you pick one that you have reached a conclusion.
• Information – What evidence (what did you do, see or hear), or facts did you use to reach the
conclusion that there is another way of looking or understanding the concept in question? What
evidence or facts you encountered allowed you to see this concept in another way? What evidence
or facts you encountered allowed you to see the concept in question, as this other thing that you
did not think about before? What evidence or facts you encountered allowed you to see the that
concept in question can be used for this “other” thing, that you did not know it could be useful for
before.
• Assumptions – which things did you take for granted, or as given, before taking this class
regarding the concept in question? What are your assumptions now?
About Your Submission:
When submitting your response, include your name, date, or any other information, just the response to the
assignment question. If appropriate, cite references using in-text APA citation style. In-text citations are
placed within sentences and paragraphs.
Your response will be evaluated in accordance to the following Intellectual Standards: Clarity,
Accuracy, Precision, Relevance and Logic. In other words, your quality of your paper will depend, on
how clear, accurate, precise, relevant and logical your response is. As you write and draft your response,
use the questions below to solicit or achieve each standard.
1. CLARITY: Could you elaborate further on that point? Could you express that point in another
way? Could you give me an example?
2. ACCURACY: Is that really true? How could we check that? How could we find out if that is
true?
3. PRECISION: Could you give more details? Could you be more specific?
4. RELEVANCE: How is that connected to the question? How does that bear on the issue?
5. LOGIC: Does this really make sense? Does that follow from what you said? How does that
follow
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