Overview: In Milestone One, you organized the Introduction section and Parts A, B, and C of the Presented Argument section of your final project, the critical essay. For Milestone Two, you will use the Milestone Two Worksheet to organize parts D and E of

PHL 111 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric Overview: In Milestone One , you organized the Introduction section and Parts A, B, and C of the Presented Argument section of your final project, the critical essay. For Milestone Two, you will use the Milestone Two Worksheet to organize parts D and E of the Presented Argument and the Your Argument s ections of your critical essay. This work will help you to further establish your final project. Prompt: Complete the Milestone Two W orksheet and use your a nswers to draft a paragraph for each of the sections below. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed : II. Presented Argument: Explore the position advanced in your chosen article. D. Bias: Describe the bias or lack of bias in the article that you selected.  Provide specific examples to support your observations. E. Credibility: Discuss the credibility of the overall argument.  Were the resources used to support the argument credible? Why or why not?  Does the credibility of the resources support or undermine the article’s claims? How? III. Your Argument: Begin to craft your counter argument to the argument presented in the primary article for your chosen topic. A. Alternative Argument: Submit the claim that you are making in your alternative argum ent.  Include premises, presuppositions, and your conclusion .  Support your response using the provided resources in the Additional Resources and Scholarly Resources sections found on the Final Project Topics and Resources page. B. Logic and Reasoning: Explain the logic and reasoning used to craft your argument.  What are the assumptions you are keeping in mind and resources you are u sing? C. Weaknesses: Identify weaknesses in your argument that would require additional research of support  What are some areas of wea kness in your argument? D. Bias: Explain how your previously identified personal experience with the topic may create emotional influences, values , or bias. Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Complete the Milestone Two Worksheet and submit it to Blackboard for grading. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more in formation, review these instructions . Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Presented Argument: Bias Explains bias in the selected article and provides examples Explai ns bias in the selected article but does not provide examples Does not expla in the selected article’s bias or give examples 15 Presented Argument:

Credibility Provides assessment of the credibility of the argument and its resources and the impact on the argument Provides assessment of the credibility of the argument and its impact but lacks clarity or is too wordy Doe s not provide assessment of the credi bility of the selected article or its impact on the argument 15 Your Argument:

Alternative Argument Constructs an alternative argument to the artifact, supported by the provided resources or additional research Constructs an alter native argument to the artifact but does not provide specific support or support provided is cursory, illogical, or inaccurate Does not construct an alternative argument to the artifact 15 Your Argument: Logic and Reasoning Explains the logic and reasoning used to craft the argument Explains the logic and reaso ning used to craft the argument but explanation is cursory, illogical, or contains inaccuracies Does not explain the logic and reasoning used to craft the argument 15 Your Argu ment: Weaknesses Identifies any weaknesses within the argument that require additional research or support Identifies any weaknesses within the argument but identification is cursory, illogical, or contains inaccuracies Does not identify any weaknesses within the argument 15 Your Argument: Bias Explains how previously identified personal experience with the topic may create emotional influences, values, or other bias Explains how previously identified personal experience with the topic may create emotional influences, values , or other bias, but explanation is cursory or illogical Does not explain how previously identified personal experience with the topic may create emotional influences, values , or other bias 15 Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 10 Total 100%