Class 04 THU JAN 26
Opening Theme Music
Warmup
- Card Hypothesis Riddle
- Leave your Answer below the Riddle post.
Defining Terms “Your Way”
The Peoples Republic of China (mainland China, excluding Hong Kong), has for some time been repressing the defenders of the more democratic government of the small part of China designated the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSAR). Some would argue there is very little democracy left in Hong Kong. This morning (TUE SEP 17, 2021) on BBCHARDTalk, host Steven Sackur put the question to Hong Kong legislative councillor Dominic Lee Tsz King, a high profile defender of Beijing’s increasingly tight grip on the territory: “With pro-democracy activists arrested, exiled or cowed into silence, has ‘One country, Two systems’ morphed into one country, one system?”
Lee offered this novel definition of Democracy;
Link to the HARDTalk broadcast
When we look at democracy, there are a lot of different systems. Democracy does not just represent election politics, if that’s what you’re referring to. In China, we practice what we call “Whole Process Democracy,” at which democracy is in every stage of the decision-making process—an election is one part of it, one big part of it, but if we’re too consumed about elections, we put too much focus and too much time into elections . . . .
Defining Terms 2
Fireball’s parent company is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging that the brand falsely advertises the miniature bottles sold in convenience stores as containing whiskey and other natural flavors, when they merely contains whiskey flavoring. (The full-sized bottles sold in liquor stores are flavored whiskey; the minis sold in bodegas are malt- and wine-based drinks.)
Housekeeping
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White Paper Quiz
I was very impressed with your answers to the quiz.
Here’s a sample of one student’s responses. Let’s review.
Describe the grading process for the White Paper. How often is it graded? Can those grades be improved? Are there several White Papers, or one that is continually improved and expanded?
It is graded often throughout the semester. I am not certain as to whether or not the grades can be improved. There is a single White Paper that is expanded upon several times over time with several revisions to ideas.
According to your professor, how important is thinking about your topic and your sources? What are better techniques for generating ideas and improving your argument?
It is only as important as how much I write down. The only thing that matters is what I write down, so it’s important that I type my ideas to make them important. A good technique for generating ideas and improving my argument could be to write something, (anything) down and develop my argument as I see it come out of my head and onto a page. Maybe something sounds better in my head than it actually is, so it’s important that I type it out.
Name the simplest way to build a large collection of useful sources with a single search.
Instead of searching for sources that align with the point-of-view of the argument, search for sources that may align with any viewpoint. This will allow the researcher to compile a large list of resources that both support his/her argument and refute it. This ensures that the researcher will see all viewpoints towards his/her argument and will be better equipped to intelligently support it.
What’s the point of having more than one Hypothesis?
The point of having more than one hypothesis is to develop a broad/general hypothesis into a more centralized one that is more personal and relatable to a unique argument.
Why does the Model White Paper have so many Practice Openings?
It’s important to structure the paper with different openings to see which opening flows best into the rest of the paper. It’s almost like a tree with different branches. In order to get to the highest possible point, sometimes we must try to climb on completely different branches of the same tree that stem from different openings to the paper.
How does a Purposeful Summary differ from other types of summary?
A purposeful summary is a summary that includes the most relevant and valuable details of the work while describing the objective that the content wishes to accomplish. A non-purposeful summary will just include an abridged version of the work itself with no additional commentary or context from the author.
Describe one Counterintuitive aspect of the attempt to eradicate polio from the planet.
In order to eradicate polio as a whole, it’s important that at least some people become infected to facilitate research towards stopping the masses from becoming infected. This can be accomplished by developing a cure with infected people’s blood and their antibodies, by researching ways to stop transmission, and by providing the public with strategies that it can use to protect itself.
What’s the value of creating sections in the White Paper to describe shorter arguments like those for Definition and for Causation?
The White Paper is an unfiltered draftfest. Anything relevant to the argument (no matter how small) is welcome on the White Paper. It is next up to the writer to take the ramblings of the White Paper and compound them into a single entity; the essay itself.
If I have made steady progress on my White Paper each of the four times it’s graded, how much work will I have left to do to produce my 3000-word Researched Proposal Argument by the deadline?
If this outcome comes true, minimal work will be required to produce my 3000-word essay when it is close to the deadline.
Writing Styles
We composition instructors (this one more than others, perhaps) occasionally hear from students that we are stifling their creativity by insisting that they conform to a particular style. Here’s a style you could or might emulate . . . but not in a composition class.
Lecture
- Lecture: Counterintuitivity
- Respond to today’s Lecture/Discussion in the usual place, below this page.
Classwork
- Summaries Are Arguments
- Lecture/Demonstration: Purposeful Summary
Task
- Non-Portfolio Task: Purposeful Summaries Task
- DUE THU FEB 02 (11:59PM WED FEB 01)
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Counterintuitive Spring 2023 
For the riddle, I chose 2 and E because e is a vowel and 2 is an even number so it fits the hypothesis.
When posting on WordPress check off categories. Check off “feedback please” if looking for feedback.
Deadlines, go to agenda where tasks are always posted. There is a deadline menu on the website, any tasks will be posted there.
Counterintuitive thinking-
As academic writers, we keep trying to find answers and question ourselves again. Nobody knows why we call gravity, gravity. Science makes us feel better about knowing what happens.
We will continue to try to find resolutions. Every written document is an argument.
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First, we went over the quote for today and learned that if we type a simple sentence like “not a wasted word”, and put a bunch of random words after that, that you are going against your thoughts and actually wasting words.
For the riddle, our brain wants us to think that since every even number card has a vowel, that every odd number card has a consonant on the other side. We don’t even need to care if the even numbers have a consonant on the other side; this won’t disprove the hypothesis. We need to check 3 though, because if we turn it over and it has a vowel on it, then the hypothesis is disproven. We only care about 3 and E.
To find due dates and assignments, we can go to the new “deadlines” menu at the top of the blog to see each assignment and when it is due. It will bring you to the original location of the assignment.
White paper review: It is graded over time because you can continuously update it and improve you work. This is how you show your progress in writing to the professor. He will grade it once or maybe twice in the semester; it varies. You can definitely improve your grade on it or even hurt your grade if you don’t continuously update it.
Every conclusion can be disproven right after it is proven and this can actually be seen as progress or it can be seen as despair. We use language and science o describe what certain things are and why some things happen, but we don’t know why these things actually happen.
Any written document is an argument. Why? You are arguing even against yourself. For example, you can put Breyer’s ice cream on your grocery list, but see another brand for cheaper. You are going against your original thoughts.
Anne Franke’s diary is actually a lie… she revised it multiple times. Every time you revise your work you are taking out old lies and putting in new ones.
We can perceive objects, if they didn’t have a use, as art. Anything could be art depending on how you view it.
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Hunter S. Thompson has a quote “not a wasted word… Ever”. He prolonged his original quote and could’ve been a lot shorter than what it actually was.
When looking at seasonal data in August we don’t have to look at data in July or September because we’re specifically looking for august. Unless we’re looking for data in the summer. The two other months arent relevant.
MY RIDDLE ANSWER- Cards 2, 3, & E
We don’t care what’s on the other side of the content card so it’s irrelevant to turn over the (G) card because it doesn’t reflect the hypothesis.
We don’t really care whats on the side of the 2 Card
If we turn over the 3 cards and there’s an even number then it disproves our hypothesis so it’s important to turn it over because we care what’s on the other side of a vowel and what’s on the other side an odd number.
Don’t forget to categorize your work with your Author name, the assignment, and feedback please if you want feedback
There’s now a deadline section to check where all your assignments are, It’s a direct link. One with asterisks is active assignments.
We name god in order to wrap our heads around the mystery of the universe because it’s so vast and infinite. This way of thinking is academic thinking.
Every written document is an argument
Anna Frank is a lie because she revised it.
If something has a function it keeps it being art
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When to discover a hypothesis is true or not, need a lot of data for that specific question being asked
There are a lot of things in this world that we don’t know a lot of things about
All you can say is ‘because they do’
Science is ‘the modern religion’
Keep working toward a resolution that will never come
every written document is an argument
Anne Franks diary is ‘full of lies’ because it went through edits
if it has a function then it can not be art
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When looking to prove a thesis, you must collect a lot of information specific to your hypothesis. Research may include other data, but that is not relevant to proving our hypothesis. Thinking/doing otherwise is a waste of time.
You start with a fact, you form a hypothesis, and then you must test your hypothesis to find if you’re right or not. Adjust your hypothesis accordingly.
We discussed the format and value of our White Paper. It is where we will form our smaller arguments to work towards our eventual 3,000-word paper.
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We looked at a quote by Hunter S. Thompson that stated you shouldn’t waste words. Next during the warm up we discussed that you should only look at data relevant to your hypothesis, and to be careful at what you really need to examine. Then after some housekeeping we reviewed the white paper and how useful it is when developing a large paper, while taking the quiz on it. We discussed that any written work is an argument.
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Card Hypothesis:
-A riddle was shown to use on testing a hypothesis about 4 cards shown G, 2, 3, E and on the other side of the even numbers is a vowel and on the other side of a vowel is an even number
-To test the hypothesis I claimed that you should flip over 2, and E because they are both either an even number or a vowel so they fit in with the hypothesis.
-Although these are the numbers and letters that we think we need to turn over we should also turn over 3 because if there is a vowel on the other side of 3 then that helps to disprove the hypothesis
Deadline Menu:
-New tab was made to show the current assignments and upcoming assignments
-Link will take you to the general area of the assignment
Counterintuitive thinking:
-Contemplating an infinite universe can be hard for just the human brain so there is a possibility that we call the eternity of the universe God
-God can be used as an answer when we can not understand something about the world or universe
-Any written document can be an argument
-A grocery list while a small list can be argued against yourself and you may decide against things when you go into the store
-While something may look like art if it has a function to it then it can not be art
-Is euthanasia ok?
-For myself I am in the middle should a 12 year old with a healthy life decide that he wants to be euthanized I would say no but if there is a hospice patient who is in pain with no quality of life then I would say yes they get the choice to choose if they want to be euthanized
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I would love a “Feedback Video”. Today we learned about the importance of gathering useful information for your hypothesis. The information you gather would be more helpful if it both confirms and disapproves your hypothesis. We learned this from the Card hypothesis warm up. Every written document is an argument.
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In class today, we discussed a quote by Hunter S. Thompson and tied in the concept of conciseness and unnecessary wording. We then examined a riddle that allowed us to consider which evidence is relevant to our hypothesis and knowing how much evidence is enough. The only cards that mattered to our hypothesis were Cards 3 and E. We also did some housekeeping work regarding the blog and explained the deadline menu. We then went through the questions of the White paper quiz and discussed the grading process of the White Paper, ways to build a list of sources from one search, the purpose of more than one hypothesis, the difference between a purposeful summary and other summaries, the reason for sections in a white paper, and if you made steady progress the only thing left should be cutting in your paper. We also discussed counterintuitive thinking and one example was pen and gravity. We use science to describe what happens and it makes us feel better. We don’t ever actually know what happens. Similar to religion being something used to help us understand our world, while not actually knowing what really happens. We discussed how Facebook added more gender categories and how shopping lists are arguments because you are arguing with yourself. If you buy other items or exchange some brands for others, you lose the argument. We discussed tools that are beautifully designed and crafted, but my instinct tells me its functionality prevents it from being art.
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notes
do not waste time on any day
to broaden your hypothesis and have to gather evidence
deadlines to know any assignment and polfolio and non -polfolio tasks
counterintuitive has change the ideas of religion and ideals of society and the argument on any document with your own self including a proposal
counterintuitive has artists create illusions of real-life objects painted over and objects can be seen for different uses
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In class today, we discussed a riddle about cards that had letters and numbers on them. We used a hypothesis and made a guess about which card to turn over to figure out the riddle. To figure out if the hypothesis is true, we had to see if the vowels are on the same cards as the even numbers.
Next, we discussed some things that are counterintuitive, including the many impossible things in the universe such as time. Human being use religion to comfort. God is just a collection of unanswered question. That way of thinking is an academic thinking. Scientific thinkers try to keep the conversation going and constantly reinvent their thoughts and hypothesis. Why is a shopping list an argument? Every article of writing is an argument, including a shopping list in the store. Some things can be art when they do not have a function and items with a function are not art. Another idea of counterintuitive, is euthanasia for children.
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“Not a wasted word ever.” – Hunter S. Thompson
Do not tip-toe around your thoughts, just get to the main point.
How much evidence is enough evidence?
– Do not waste time gathering evidence that is not necessary for your writing.
– You will save energy and time from gathering evidence.
For the card hypothesis
– There is no need to turn over G or 2 because no matter what is on the other side, it does not affect the hypothesis.
– We only care about cards 3 and E. We do not care what is on the other side of an even number.
Going forward, writing that needs re-writing will only be sufficient if I ask for feedback.
-I am always looking forward to the “How-to videos.”
(Also adding our usernames as a category)
Viewing the deadline tab.
Science is the “modern religion;” it makes us feel better like we have a handle on them.
(Faith in unanswerable question)
Every written document is an argument, such as a shopping list or Anne Frank’s diary.
Every time you revise your work, you take the lies and add new ones.
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English Comp II Lecture Notes (9.14.21)
Beginning
• warmup- riddle
o A: flip over cards 3 and E
• Q: How much evidence is enough evidence?
• define goal: something you want to achieve
Feedback
• make sure to read & reply to feedback
• mechanism for asking for feedback
• went over mechanics for writing/publishing a post
Making a Post
• make sure to add categories to your draft
o such as feedback please, name of the assignment, and name of author posting
• how to edit a post
• make sure to publish
• how to view post feed- click on the title “Counteractive”
Deadlines/Assignments
• come to class and follow the agenda
• click on “deadlines” dropdown
• “*” means it hasn’t been assigned or doesn’t need to be posted
White Paper Quiz Review
• take quiz- went over in class
Mini Lecture- Counterintuitive
• every written document is an argument
o diarists lie
• word choice in academic papers
• counterintuitive pictures
• euthanasia for kids- counterintuitive debate
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Notes:
We started off with the riddle. We had to choose what card to pick to match with the hypothesis. We talked about not wasting your time on worthless evidence. We should also make more than one hypothesis. We discussed counterintuitive thinking and we came to the conclusion that anything we don’t understand, we say that it is god. We also then did the white paper quiz together. We shouldn’t have to do much for the final essay if we do our white paper correctly.
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Today we warmed up with a riddle
-Flip cards 3 and e
Feedback: make sure to read and respond to feedback. It will be hard to get good feedback if you do not interact.
different mechanisms for feedback
White paper quiz review:
Counterintuitive lecture:
every written document can be an argument
how close to death is your real age doesn’t matter if one person is 6 and one is 96 you are same age if you are close to death.
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Notes 9/14
We first discussed Hunter Thompson’s “Not a wasted word quote.” He drug the quote along and had unnecessary words that meant absolutely nothing and it was a waste of words. You want to include all evidence available. Not enough evidence for the writing to drag along or give unnecessary evidence. During the hypothesis riddle question, we realized that we need to flip over the three because we need to see if there is a vowel on the other side to see if the hypothesis is disproven. We also need to turn over the E because if there is an odd number would also disprove the hypothesis. We learned that feedback is extremely important for making our writing better. The deadlines are underneath deadlines. This is where we can see the tasks and when the tasks are due. Counterintuitive is contrary to what one would intuitively expect. We believe that everything we learn from our culture is true and others always believe that they are correct. It is when we think that only our way of living is the correct way of living. The white paper can be updated whenever and you can ask for it to be checked and your grade can increase if you keep updating with important information. It also can be decreased if you don’t update it. He will grade it once or twice throughout the semester. This is the professor’s way of tracking your progress.
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Even though you have a lot of evidence that would help support your paper, it may not need everyone to make it a good
Riddle: The odd would help figure out whether the hypothesis is true, unless it had a vowel, only E and 3 are needed
To get feedback put “feedback please” in to the category, in order for David to know you would like it.
We learned about how virus’ mutate, while we talked about the white paper quiz.
God is a way for us to have a reason for something unexplainable but true.
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Hunter Thompson’s quote about wasted words originally has many wasted words. We should strive to not say nothing with more words and strive to use words when they will have meaning. The riddle with the cards showed how it’s important to use the right amount of evidence to support a claim, as it’s unnecessary to include information that doesn’t help to confirm what you are trying to say. It’s important to use feedback and respond to feedback given on papers especially as our papers get more complicated. Learned about counterintuitivity and got examples of it
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The riddle showed me to look for the arguments that disprove the hypothesis instead of support it. Always consider counterintuition because your initial ideas might be wrong. I also learned a lot about the blog and how to navigate the page. I can now input a profile pic to personalize it. add color and style to my posts via edit, request feedback, etc. Then we went over the white paper and took the white paper quiz together. Answering those questions made more more comfortable with and more understanding of the assignment. The counterintuitive lecture was very interesting and covered a lot of heavy topics. “Your real age is how close you are to death, not how far you are from birth” this line stuck with me because I had never thought of death in this sense before. The idea that art cannot be art if it has a function didn’t sit right with me, I think anything can be considered art to the right person. My final thought from the lecture is that it’s true that counterituivity cannot be unseen.
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* “Feedback Please”
* Review agenda for Thursday
* Learned how to edit a post.
* White Paper Quiz
*Counterintuituvity
* Understanding infinity and gravity
* “Written documents are arguments, even a shopping list”
* Diarists lie
* Looked at pictures that were considered “art”
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Warm-Up Riddle: How much evidence is enough evidence?
We started with a 4 card set problem. The problem gave us a hypothesis and a proposition on what we must do to possibly prove the hypothesis. The diction in the question is where the riddle lies. Do not waste time gathering evidence that is not necessary.
We then took a turn to go over housekeeping with our accounts.
Took the White Paper quiz.
Touched the counterintuitive lecture.
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Today in class we talked about white papers again such as how they were graded, brainstorming, source explorations and others. We also talked about hunter s Thomson and his quote on necessary and Unnecessary words.
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“Not a wasted word. Ever” -Hunter S. Thompson
-Watch for excess words that will make your point less clear
-Getting to the point without all the “fluff” crafts the most effective language!
White Paper Quiz
-Discussed the importance of the White Paper and how to craft an effective one
-White Paper must be a constant work in progress, always improving
-The stronger the White Paper, the easier your research paper will be to write
Counterintuitive
-Contradiction to the common or popular belief
-“Euthanasia for Kids”
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Beginning Quote
Today in class we started off by talking about Hunter S Thompson. He was a middle aged man who always had a cigarette in his mouth, yellow aviators, and was always shooting guns in his backyard. Professor crossed out the middle of his quote and condensed and revised the quote into “Not a wasted word ever”.
Riddle
Even though you might want to include all the evidence available to you, you might not need it. You shouldn’t tire everyone out with irrelevant points. While most of my peers and I answered that we only need cards 2 and E, this was wrong. Card 2 is irreverent because if there is a consonant on the other side then that does nothing for the hypothesis. However if E has an even number, and if the 3 card had a vowel on the other side, the hypothesis could be proven true.
Practice Opening
Professor Dave showed us how eventually there will be a tab under each of our usernames showing all of our work and when going to submit an assignment, we will have to click the assignment name and our username file.
White Paper Quiz
We then did the review quiz on the White Paper with Professor Dave and I was able to get more of an understanding on how the White Paper really works. The grading, the organization, and the overall use of the paper.
Deadlines tab
We discussed the new deadlines tab and how we should be keeping up with the assignments that are due by next class. We are going to get into purposeful summaries next class.
Counterintuitive
– If you and your friend both fully believe in a religion, and you each fully believe yours is correct even though they’re on complete opposite sides of the spectrum, then inevitably, one and/or both of you can’t be right
– Anne Frank revised her diary but we think of it as innocent scribblings as a 14 year old but she was actually a novelist in which helped many people.
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In today’s class, we began, as always, with discussion of a quote by noted journalist Hunter S. Thompson which demonstrated how pointless wordiness can detract from the power of a rhetorical phrase. We then followed with today’s class riddle, which was used to help demonstrate how concisely truly effective research can be done by focusing on testing the hypothesis at hand. A quick run-through of housekeeping topics ranging from setting a profile picture on the WordPress blog to how to properly ask for feedback then followed. Next was a detailed discussion of expectations and processes surrounding the White Paper conducted through the lens of a quiz, showing how to properly utilize the White Paper as the main thorofare upon which the semester-long research project should be conducted. The class finished with a lecture on counterintuitive thinking during which many examples were used to demonstrate the kind of thinking that should be used to properly conduct research and interact with the information therein.
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today we did a card hypothesis puzzle, then we reviewed and took a quiz on the white paper. After that we looked over counterintuitive ideas and picked which one made the most sense as an example to us.
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Instructional period:
-Use deadline menu to stay on top of assignments
-Never use “in order (to)”
-Your brain is wired for symmetry and will, like in the riddle, trick you into oblivion
Lecture:
-Update white paper quiz often
-White paper will be the heart of the final project
-Often the scientific process stops at a conclusion without moving forward
-We use religion to comfort us on the unknown
-Any written document will be an argument
-Anne Frank argued with herself through the editions of her writings.
-Art is without function
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-Words that we use as superlatives usually pertain to a lie. Such as “terrific”, which is derived from terrified or “stupendous” which means to quite literally be knocked out.
-“Not a wasted word. Ever” : a goal to try to achieve, don’t use wasted words and get to the point.
-Stopping with enough evidence will stop you from wasting your own time and the readers time “How much evidence is enough evidence?”
-Make sure you thoroughly read and analyze the hypothesis so you really know what is needed
-We were taught how to make sure our posts are in categories/have slugs and how to do
“Feedback please” so our experience with the blog is much easier for us, and so we can receive feedback if we would like some.
-We went over “The White Paper”, which helped us to understand more of the greater purposes of keeping up with the paper throughout the semester.
-Our brains short circuit when trying to think about going on for eternity
-“God is a collection of unanswerable questions” we push what we cant comprehend to God
-Does anybody really know why we call a pen falling to the floor “gravity? Or why do the planets rotate; because of gravity? But what actually is gravity?
-Why is a shopping list an argument? You’re arguing with yourself; will you follow the shopping list and “win” the argument, or veer onto a different path and “lose” the argument by choosing a different brand or not buying something at all when you eventually go to the store.
-When you revise your work, technically you are starting to lie, but that’s part of the process
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Warm Up
When looking to prove a hypothesis, it is only necessary to gather the data that pertains to that specific question-don’t gather extra information. In the warmup only 3 and E was necessary which was surprising because it didn’t seem like it was needed to see what was on the other side of 3. It may be difficult to figure out what data is important when testing a hypothesis.
Counterintuitive Thinking
Mr. Hodges grew up very catholic and at one point, he started to ponder why other religions were also so devout-we cannot all be correct. The universe and infinity is so heavy for our brains and scary to us, that we name “god” to take the place of the mysteries of the universe. Coming to that conclusion makes humans feel like they found an answer to their questions. We use language-even scientific language-to make us feel like we understand things that are too intense for our brains. Every written document is an argument, even a shopping list-if the store is out of something, the list is disproven. Even Ann Frank’s diary is an argument-it went through a lot of edits which planted several lies in the writing.
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White paper review
Wikipedia should not be used as a source, but the reference sources that are found listed in the primary source are acceptable to use in white paper.
All reputable sources will list these reference sources which can be expanded upon
Wikipedia pages verifiability are irrelevant, since pages are only being used for their references
Counterintuitivity
Counterintuitive thinking
When you have total faith in your religion, and you meet someone who has total faith in a different religion makes you less sure that what you believe is right is correct
You can’t both be devoted completely to two different beliefs
Age is measured by how close you are to death rather than how far from birth
diarists lie
If you are keeping a diary, you are in some way lying
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Good Notes, Ziggy
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The first thing we did in class today was go over the quote. We learned to not waste words in our sentences and get right to the point, as any words after the point has already been made is just a waste.
We then did the riddle for the day. The point of this activity was to change our way of thinking. We didn’t even need to know what was behind the other letters/numbers. All we needed to care about was the 3 and the E.
We were told about the new deadlines menu to see our assignments, which will show us exactly where the assignment is via hyperlink.
We reviewed how every written document is considered an argument.
We learned that Anne Frank, the author of the infamous holocaust diary, technically lied in her diary as it was revised numerous times. Revision is the same thing as correcting old lies.
Lastly, we reviewed photos and were told how they can all be looked at differently and have different meanings.
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Counterintuitive:
We spoke about the controversy of euthanasia, especially different age groups.
We saw many different pictures and listened to examples. One example would be the gravity & pen discussion. We don’t really know what’s happening but rather understand what is taught to us from science and choose to believe it.
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Testing a hypthesis and understanding the formation of the value is important. Most essays have to have a catchy phrase and counterargument to defend the begging to end. A lot of thesis take time and a strong word usage. Its important to know the riddle and do many rough drafts for our 3,000 word essay
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Good evening, I just have a few questions from the white pages quiz from class today.
1. How often is it graded and can they be improved? Also are there several or one?
2. I also missed questions 5,6 and 7.
I’m sorry to text so late I had an extremely busy day and wasn’t able to get able to get around to it until now. Thank you.
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1. The White Paper is graded occasionally, and on request. The grading is provisional and requires improvement throughout the semester. It is a Non-portfolio grade.
5. We write several Hypotheses because research is a moving target. As we read and study, our point of view can (maybe should) change. We’ll eventually settle on one Hypothesis (it becomes our Thesis), but until then, we want to remain flexible to learn.
6. Mine has several Practice Openings because I haven’t yet settled on a final thesis. I want to be optimistic about eradicating polio, but humanity frustrates me in a new way every decade or so.
7. Purposeful Summaries make no attempt to convey the entire point of view of the original author’s original work. Instead, they are selective and purposeful. That is, they are shaped by the new author (that’s us) to advance the new author’s argument.
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Two cards: 2 and E
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Flip all the cards
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E and 3
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– When testing a hypothesis, you have to test all the evidence, unless you find an exception, which then disproves the hypothesis.
– When doing the card experiment, it says that every vowel will have an even number on the other side, and so we automatically think that every even number will have a vowel, but it doesn’t say that. It could have a consonant or an odd number. Also, if three flips over and then there’s a vowel, then the hypothesis is false.
– If you say whiskey and natural flavors, you imply that whiskey and natural flavors are two separate things. However, if you say whiskey and OTHER natural flavors, you imply that the whiskey is a natural flavor in addition to the other natural flavors.
– For the white paper, we are going to need at least 5 sources for our first draft and then as we go on and make progress, we will get up to 15. If we don’t make progress after our first draft, our grade could go down. It is important to read and research, and not do too much thinking.
– Creating small sections in white papers are really good for separating topics and creating rebuttals.
– Shopping lists are arguments. You make a guess on what you are going to get, but you end up actually getting more or less than what you intended in the first place.
-Art is art until it has a purpose, and then it becomes propaganda.
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Love these, GM.
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– Exclude needless words, especially from essays
– Hypothesis riddle, we came to the conclusion that 3 and E would be the best cards to turn over because vowels and numbers correspond, and that would prove your hypothesis correct.
– There are many ways to write or say words, but your way is always the right way
-Reviewed both the questions and the answers of the white paper quiz so that we get a full grasp of what is expected of us and the white paper. We need starting 5 academic sources on the white paper, but eventually will end with 15.
– Thinking is not that important, researching and collecting sources is more important.
– Once you get your first desirable source, scroll down and see what similar sources come up, and you will most likely be able to find similar academic sources you can use to your advantage.
– If it is an argument for you, it is an argument for someone else.
– Diaries lie, it is a manipulative and artificial piece of writing.
– Counterintuitive claims are something you can argue for or against
-What people think is art is counterintuitive.
– Professor David thinks almost everything is propaganda!!!!!!!!
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Almost? 🙂
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-Class began with a reminder on making sure we are efficient in our writing. We should remove anything unnecessary in our writing.
-Had a riddle in class that teaches us how to specifically check to prove/disprove a hypothesis without adding extra steps.
-In our writing, we should define our terms because different words can be defined differently from person to person.
-Thinking shouldn’t be the main objective, we should be researching.
-Every piece of writing is an argument.
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A little more, please, Anonymous.
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Today, we begun class by talking about a quote by Skyler S Thompson. The quote emphasized how important our words are and how important it is to use them wisely.
For the card riddle, we can find out whether the hypothesis is true or not by simply flipping 2 of the cards, the cards being E and 3.
We discussed democracy in China, specifically Hong Kong, or what little is left of it.
We discussed further the White Pages and reviewed some of the answers from the white pages quiz that we took on Tuesday.
We talked about how religion is often-times used as a coping mechanism for those who do not understand something or have a question about something.
Finally, we discussed what makes something art.
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Classic (undesirable) “talked about” language.
Don’t name topics; share takeaways.
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-The Card Hypothesis Riddle makes you think about when looking at sources for your hypothesis not to prove something that does not need to be proved. When defining your own terms you have a big responsibility because words can be defined in different ways. Taking notes while looking at sources for our White Paper is pretty much our paper.
-This lecture was mainly to think about counterintuitive thinking and how people can think differently. The examples of the Facebook argument to the diary are all counterintuitive due to having different views on it and are not easily understood by all.
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Attended class.
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For class this morning, we began with a quote from Hunter S. Thompson. It effectively communicates the importance of only writing necessary sentences by humorously striking through a terribly written portion of the quote.
Our first activity was the Card Hypothesis, where we explored the how to prove/disprove hypotheses. All it takes is a single example to disprove a hypothesis, while it takes more much effort to prove a hypothesis.
We further discussed the model white paper using sample responses from students in the class. Being forced to argue a position before the hypothesis is completed sharpens the hypothesis. Attempting to briefly defend a position quickly reveals whether there is enough substantial and defensible claims within the white paper.
Additionally, we debated definitions, specifically the definition of art. The professor argued that art cannot have a purpose, or else it becomes a tool or propaganda. The class did not agree with the narrow definition of art the professor posited. While most seemed amenable to a cheese grater not being art, the point about propaganda elicited strong objections.
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Nothing more fun than strong objections!
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To start the class off we looked how we need to get rid of the needless words to have our writing move together perfectly.
Card hypothesis- We test a hypothesis with cards and numbers by picking any cards listed and seeing if there’s either a letter or number on the side. When proving your hypothesis do not prove something that is already proven and prove something that may seem odd or out of place. Defining terms can be difficult but with this assignment we are able to choose the way we do so. Following this we go over the White paper quiz and any questions anyone had with the answers. “Having double can help confirm your faith”- Professor Hodges. Your grocery list is an example of hypothesis, you can argument it by getting different food options in the store or questioning who wrote the list. Diaries may seem true but deep down you are lying to shape our reality. A diary full of lies is counterintuitive. “Art is just propaganda”- Professor Hodges.
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Nice work, Fulcrum. (You probably meant “Having doubt.”)
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Today in class, we first discussed a card hypothesis riddle which was tricky because it forced us to a conclusion that wasn’t correct. We didn’t need to worry about the other numbers/letters, all we needed to care about was the E and 3. Then we talked about the questions and answers from the white paper quiz.
We talked about writing styles and their was a writing about the Queens death but it didn’t make much sense, probably because it was rushed. Then Professor Hodges told us that he grew up Catholic but when he was at the age of 13 and was at the point where he had to do a confirmation he believed that he was just Catholic since he was born into it but what if he was born somewhere else? Into a different fait or belief? He also explained how the eternity of life is always “God”, it seems as if since we cant come to a realization of how the earth or world was created we just say “God created it all”.
Looking at how many gender options there is on facebook, is crazy. I didn’t know there was that many, I figured their was maybe 4 but not around 80. Its quite interesting how much things have changed over the years. But for the olympics their is only two gender options.
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Interesting what gets your attention, blueeeeeeee. 🙂
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-Omit bad words
-Use process of elimination when finding sources to find new argumentative routes or save time, use the unpopular argument
-White Paper: reactions to sources work towards your first draft
-All text is argument
-Art is only what you consider it
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Hope these work for you, Tristan.
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Card Hypothesis: Only flip over the necessary cards to test the hypothesis- an analogy for only using sources in research that can possibly prove/disprove the hypothesis, and not wasting time turning over unnecessary “cards”.
White Paper Recap:
-Requires 5 sources for FIRST draft
-Write about sources while you read them
-Quickly build sources by checking references
-Purposeful summaries consist of only most important information as it pertains to your hypothesis.
All text is argument: A shopping list is a hypothesis, containing arguments that even you yourself can contradict once you’re in the store.
Counterintuitivity:
-A Diary is a Lie: picking, choosing, and crafting descriptions of an event is in turn- lying. Unless you could describe every single aspect of a given moment, which is highly unlikely.
-An opinion of the Professor, and my favorite example: Art must not have any purpose or use, if it does it then becomes a tool or propaganda.
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I like that you don’t just record but engage with the material, Sinatraman.
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1. Starting class off with a quote talking about getting rid of needless words can help writing be more refined and flow better.
2. card hypothesis riddle- how much evidence is enough evidence brains create
symmetry when reading the riddle point being, to prove only what you have to prove and don’t miss opportunities to prove yourself.
3. defining words isn’t as simple as it seems there are many different definitions for words with different loopholes. in this assignment, we will be able to define words our way to help our readers understand what we are trying to say
4. poetry about the queen shows that there is no argument in this poem and that writing style can vary and can include arguments instead of just writing a normal essay
5. having doubt can help confirm your faith/ using counterintuitive can help broaden your sights
6. arguing with your groceries list is still ok and having an argument but changing it once you get to writing is also ok if it can be argued for ourselves then it can be for someone else
7. diaries although they are for our future selves usually are full of lies. It is very hard to tell the whole truth because you have to shape reality into something that can be communicated.
8. Art is something that everyone has different definitions for professor Hodges thinks anything that came with a purpose cannot be art.
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These are your best Notes so far, SayCheese.
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“Not a wasted word. Ever.”
“Omit needless words.”
The professor had us watch this cool guy play the guitar as a little quirky video to start off class.
Card hypothesis riddle:
How much evidence is enough evidence?
Fact: Each card has a number on one side and a letter on the other.
Hypothesis: Every card that has a vowel on one side has an even number on its opposite side.
The test: Which card or cards must you turn over in order to test the Hypothesis?
Card
The letters and numbers of the cards are G,2,3, and E. Turning over 2 should be a vowel on the back if not then the hypothesis is wrong is what the class thought but all we should really care about is the letter E because the hypothesis states that every card with a vowel on one side has an even number on the back. If there is not an even number then the hypothesis is disproved. We also care about 3 because if there is a vowel behind 3 then that also disproves the hypothesis.
Defining Terms “Your Way”: We have to tell our readers how our terms are used. Your way is the right way.
Mainland china, excluding Hong Kong, the HKSAR questioned Hong Kong if they really have any democracy left. Lee said China practices “Whole Process Democracy” which isn’t an actual democracy. He ends up avoiding the question and talking about American politics instead.
Defining Terms 2: Fireball’s parent company is under-fire for “falsely” advertising that the mini bottles contains whiskey but the phrased they used is “whiskey and other natural flavors” when there is actually no whiskey. All that it’s stating is that the mini bottles are whiskey flavored. They’re not actually in the wrong.
House-keeping: make sure to schedule a mandatory conference by January 31st!
White paper quiz answers: The grading process is graded once to start and then graded throughout the semester often. The white paper grade may be improved depending on if you keep updating the white paper. It’s a single white paper and will be expanded throughout the semester.
The professor believes in researching and reading the sources and recording your thoughts while researching.
The simplest way to build a large collection of useful sources with a single search is to start with your first academic source and use their sources.
The point in having more than one hypothesis is to have multiple alternatives as back ups to see what works best.
The white paper has a bunch of practice openings to put your position as the opening headline.
A purposeful summary gets to the point and only a couple of paragraphs.
One counter-intuitive aspect of eliminating polio is to give 250 kids polio.
The value of creating sections in the white paper to describe shorter arguments is an organization idea.
If you make steady progress on your white paper, how much work you will have left is very little left to do by the deadline.
Writing Styles: The Professor doesn’t want to stifle our creativity and would love for us to share our poetry or a screen-play with him. If we are able to do it for the composition class, he would be for it. Poems are good but not the best format for an essay. The poem he showed us was about the Queen of England death and how the poem was on a tight deadline and was published a day after the Queen died.
My thoughts on counter-intuitive thinking is on the counter-intuitive link.
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I read your Notes for the sheer joy of it, OatmealVibes.
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Question of the day
-“how much evidence is enough evidence?” “when can we prove our hypothesis is true?”
Defining Terms
-as writers, we get to decide how our words are used and how they should be read by readers
Housekeeping
-scheduling Mandatory Conferences
-Mandatory Conferences due by Jan 31st
The White Paper
-first 5 sources and purposeful summaries due 2/2
-preferably academic sources for the first draft
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Attended class.
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The white paper is not something that should be a one-time thing. It has to be something you must work on throughout the semester and add on what your trying to prove. You should have multiple hypotheses to understand the idea that you want to provide evidence for. Evidence is key to understanding what the main topics are being discussed and to be able to write a small summary that summarises what the entire article was trying to explain. If you don’t have an argumentative response then do you actually have a hypothesis that can be proven wrong? The difference between propaganda and art is that being of the intention of having a purpose for something, it has to provide a use to not be considered art. If it has no meaning to gain anything from it and was discoverd out the blue and then its art.
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These aren’t thorough, but you’re engaging with content.
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The point of the riddle is that we need to be looking for information that makes sense for our hypothesis and not finding evidence to prove things we already know we need to look for the unknown (shown through the card riddle)
Defining terms is not just using dictionary definitions but about what best defines the word in the context that you are using it in
White paper is due thursday with 5 sources and purposeful summaries but that does not mean your done with it you should continue to grow your argument and data throughout the semester
WHenever you are writing you are constantly arguing with yourself as well as anyone who may read your work, this was shown throughout the shopping list argument because you constantly differ from your list and if it’s an outrageous demand and you give it to someone their mentally going to argue with it
Diary full of lies- when you are writing something in a diary it should be in true form but it is impossible to write the truth of everything that is happening, therefore diaries are what you believe to be true but often just lies. Much like the anne frank diary where she not only lies because the whole truth is impossible but she also goes back and rewrites sections of her diary which changes the entire context of the diary from art into propaganda
Gender in sports- there are an infinite number of genders on facebook but yet only 2 gender categories in the olympics it’s worth thinking over the divide between genders if there’s more than just 2 genders
Art is interpreted by some to just be aesthetic with no purpose, some people in class argued this thought by saying it does have purpose by selling or for appreciation or purpose of feeling.
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Thoughtful.
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