Being able to access and apply the proper critical thinking and reasoning skills is key to being successful in school, your career, and many aspects of your personal life. By studying the basic elements involved in determining the validity of arguments, composing coherent arguments, and understanding how personal biases, assumptions, and values influence thinking, you will become more confident in processing the information you are presented with on a daily basis. Critical thinking is, therefore, an essential component of the educational experience for every student and in all academic disciplines. In your final project, you will apply the skills of critical thinking to the examination of an argument you have chosen from the list of potential artifacts provided. You will examine the argument’s logic, reasoning, bias, and credibility, and then apply the same critical thinking skills to developing your own alternative argument. You will also reflect on how you can apply this process to o