COSCI 58 Friday Assignment 9: Evidence and Computer Hardware

Due date: May 7. Late deadline May 14.

Reading:

• Chapter 8 "How Good is the Evidence: Intuition, Appeals to Authority and Testimonials?" in Asking the Right Questions  View a PowerPoint presentation at rqch8.ppt
• Computer Concepts Project 3 "Buying a System" and Project 4 "Ownership" in Dozer's Quintessential Guide to Computer Literacy

In this assignment you will look at examples of intuition, appeals to authority and testimonials. You will also perform research on buying a computer.

Study Questions

Answer the following in a Word document. Correct spelling or grammar errors. Save the document as Asn9 and upload it or copy and paste the answers to the answer box in Etudes (use the Paste button with the W on it). Number each answer carefully.

Click the link to open the editorial in PDF format "The right marriage debate: children of unwed mothers"

1. (2 points) Give an example from the article of any of the types of evidence described in chapter 8 of Asking the Right Questions. Identify the text from the article and what type of evidence it is.

2. (2 points) Repeat #1 with a different piece of evidence.

3. (2 points) Repeat #1 with a different piece of evidence.

4. Do an Internet search to find an editorial on unwed mothers that contains the types of evidence from Chapter 8.

a. (2 points) What is the title and URL?

b. What is the author's conclusion?

c. (4 points) Give an example from the article of any of the types of evidence described in chapter 8 of Asking the Right Questions. Identify the text and what type of evidence it is.

d. (4 points) Give a different example from the article of any of the types of evidence described in chapter 8 of Asking the Right Questions. Identify the text and what type of evidence it is.

5. (4 points) What is your conclusion? Write a one paragraph argument. Use the information in the articles you read and from any personal experience you have to support your conclusion.

6. (7 points) Use the Internet to shop for a notebook computer (not an Apple) that you would buy (if you had the money). Some suggested web sites are Dell, HP, Gateway, Fry's Electronics, Costco, Best Buy, CompUSA, Sony, and New egg. Answer the following:

a. Manufacturer and model number:

b. URL pointing directly to a description of that model:

c. Price:

d. Processor:

e. Display size:

f. Software:

g. Battery life

7. (2 points) Netbooks are smaller than notebooks and use hybrid storage. Use the web to answer the question, "What is hybrid storage?"