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Background Beliefs
We’ve all had that experience, the one where we start arguing with someone and find that we disagree about pretty much everything. When two people have radically different background beliefs (or worldviews), they often have difficulty finding any sort of common ground. In this lesson, students will learn to distinguish between the two different types of background beliefs: beliefs about matters of fact and beliefs about values. They will then go on to consider their most deeply held background beliefs, those that constitute their worldview. Students will work to go beyond specific arguments to consider the worldviews that might underlie different types of arguments.
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This Week's Fact
In the early 1900s, a woman named Anna Jarvis asked Congress to designate a day to honor mothers. In 1914, Congress did so, declaring the second Sunday in May Mother's Day.
Source: Census Bureau
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Did electing a Democratic Congress in 2006 really lead to increased unemployment, higher gas prices and more home foreclosures?
No, and most of the figures in a widely-circulated e-mail are made up. In fact, the entire premise of the e-mail is a logical fallacy.
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Classical Economics:
Classical
economics, usually thought to date from the publication of Adam Smith’s "The
Wealth of Nations" in 1776 and...
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THOMAS
The Library of Congress runs THOMAS, an indispensable site for obtaining legislative information. Visitors can search the...
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