Cogent and Fallacious Reasoning in Mediated Communication - Rubric

Point Value: 50 points each times four post for 200 points. 

Description
Immerse yourself into the mediated fray of information and select four topics that are percolating; issues as of this writing are US involvement with ISIS, spanking children, Utah's Medicaid conundrum with Governor Herbert, and others.

Write and post about specific mediated opinions that deal with your chosen issues, identifying the media outlet, how you heard about that specific opinion, and your analysis of whether the reasoning is cogent or fallacious. In addition, comment on your peers' posts, at least four, to get some discussion going.


Rubric
You have selected a current topic opinion for analysis of its reasoning. The topics are mediated, meaning you've discovered them through different types of media and media channels, the more stratified the better. 5 Points.

You've journaled how you were introduced to the topic, what channel brought the topic to light for you. I t may have been your Facebook feed or a Tweet, perhaps a story on talk radio, or an opinion piece in a newspaper. 10 Points.

You've analyzed the opinion of the topic, identifying whether the reasoning is cogent or fallacious and have described why, in your opinion. 20 Points.

You've commented on your peer's posts - honor system here. (I'll be commenting, too.) 15 Points.