Instruction
FOR ESSAYSTAR
Assignment 1 (2pages):
Describe an investment decision have you made and what was the considerations, obstacles, and biases that you considered before making the investment: Examples could be the following: Investing in a car, home, boat, business, education, books, tools, jewelry or expensive clothing, etc. Refer to information from the reading.
Assignment 2 (2pages):
Interview a politician, scientist, lawyer, or businessperson. Ask your specialist how a case is made within the specialty. Ask to see a sample of one used in the past. Present an evaluation of the process.
Assignment 3 (2pages):
Define and discuss the concepts presumption, burden of proof, and prima facie case.
Assignment 4 (2pages):
What are the questions that should be answered in preparation for presenting a case to specific decision makers?
Assignment 5 (3pages):
1. Take a narrative statement of a position on any issue.
2. See how many different ways the information could be structured into a case, using the various sequences presented in the text: chain of reasoning, problem solution, criteria, and/or comparative advantages.
References:
Riekes book chapter 6, Bazermans book chapter 9&10