Purpose of Assignment

For this assignment, the student will create an argumentative essay explaining what makes a good business decision. This allows students to use critical thinking in their research to identify the importance of deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning.

Assignment Steps

Review the “Writing Argumentative Essays” section in Ch. 3 of Critical Thinking.

Write a 500-word argumentative essay on your approved business decision including the following:

• Discuss why the business decision is good or not good for business.
• Define the term “good” for the purpose of this situation.
• Identify the premise and conclusion by placing a number in bold at the beginning of the sentence with the word premise or conclusion. For example: (1, Premise), (2, Premise), (1, Conclusion), (2, Conclusion).
  • Sentences labeled as “1, premise” are premises for the sentence labeled as “1, conclusion.”
  • All premises should be labeled for each conclusion in the article. If a sentence is a conclusion and a premise for another conclusion, place two labels.
  • At the end of the paper, identify one example of how you used deductive reasoning and one example of how you used inductive reasoning.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Purpose of Assignment

Critical thinking is an important part of problem solving, decision making, and everyday life.  So, what is critical thinking and why is it so important?  

Assignment Steps

Prepare a 350-word memo to yourself on critical thinking including the following:

• Explain critical thinking.
• Provide an example from your personal experience of critical thinking applied to a business decision.
• Discuss the importance and benefits of using critical thinking.
• Relate the importance and benefits of critical thinking to the example provided.
• Discuss ways you might use critical thinking in your current job or chosen career path.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.