Source critique: Students write a critique of the argument in a historical primary source (they select from a list of 5 options including The Declaration of Independence and the Alcatraz Proclamation). They employ the understanding of Classical and Toulmin’s structures of argument learned on the course along with some secondary sources to identify different features of argumentation and critique their effectiveness. (In our experience, GenAI currently struggles to work effectively with such specific elements of texts/close reading.)

First published: 10 October 2024

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