Instructions
Consider one of the following current social issues:
Opioid crisis
Legalization of recreational or medical marijuana
Vaping
Immigration
Elimination of the electoral college
Gun control
Address the following:
State your position on one of these issues are you for, against, or neutral? Explain why. Avoid vagueness or ambiguity in your response. Make your position very clear.
Examine how you have formed that opinion.
How well do you think you know the facts?
Do you know and understand statistical information that applies to the issue?
Do you think you have formed your opinion using only System-1 thinking, or have you applied System-2?
What part have heuristics, cognitive bias, and dominance structuring played in how you have formed your opinions?
Writing Requirements
· 1 full Page
· Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source)
· APA format for in-text citations and list of references