Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Idiot Teacher Asked 4th-Graders to Give 3 Good Reasons for Slavery [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,066 posts)24. You are not a fourth grader. Fourth graders will read it literally
Quote marks, or not.
As a critical thinking exercise, it is not properly framed - even if I was giving the exercise to my law students, it would have been framed historically (past tense) and as a request to make the arguments that we're used to support slavery - not give reasons it is good.
As a law student, presumably, you would fail my class if you argued that murder was good (quotes or not), rather than arguing that a conviction was not supported by the law and facts. There is a meaningful difference both in framing the question and the answer.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
93 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Idiot Teacher Asked 4th-Graders to Give 3 Good Reasons for Slavery [View all]
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2018
OP
Looking forward to your curriculum on taking a critical thinking approach to whether murder is
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2018
#3
So you are into the logical fallacy of personal attacks instead of refuting arguments. Well done!
ollie10
Jan 2018
#79
and maybe it would be best for all involved if you didn't personally attack those you disagree with
ollie10
Jan 2018
#41
Why not have an exercise titled "Give 3 reasons why breast cancer is a good thing"
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2018
#52