DKBJ's MCLA Handouts

The central purpose of higher education = pursuing the life of the mind While learning is but one aspect of a full and satisfying life, our ...

SAO-RAO ("S&Rs") For any given reading assignment, you are required to produce two critical/argumentative paragraphs:  (1) SAO...

 (Note: All syllabi are considered living documents; as such, they remain subject to change.) Logic & Critical Reasoning Fall, 2026 ...

CRITO (formed acronymically from the terms Conclusion, Reasons, Inference, Truth, and Objections) addresses both the principled reason asse...

Mechanics (form): Your essay — excluding footnotes, bibliography, and CRITO outline (see handout CR3 ) — should be minimally 2 (nonhonors...

"Critical Thinking and the Argumentative Essay" DKBJ, 2001 National Critical Thinking Conference Atlanta, GA It has always b...

What is a cumulative argumentative research essay (CARE*)? A critical/persuasive/argumentative research essay produced in multiple stages t...

Guidelines: Each student will read and review one full-length, single-author text of his/her choice. Texts must clearly relate to the disc...

What is a Q&A? A Q&A is a relatively brief  (2-3 double-spaced pages) writing assignment that asks each student to answer  in ess...

How to choose a “C” for a CRITO outline (see handout CR3 ) Step one in producing an argumentative essay – deciding exactly what ove...