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PHL 458 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com PHL 458 Week 1 Individual
Assignment Critical Thinking and Society
Presentation PHL 458 Week 1 Individual Assignment
Critical and Creative Thinking in Society Short
Essays (2 Papers) PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 1 PHL 458
Week 1 DQ 2 PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 3 PHL 458 Week 2
Individual Assignment Creative Spark Talk
Analysis PHL 458 Week 2 Team Assignment Think
Different Exercise PHL 458 Week 2 Individual
Assignment Solve a Problem Journal PHL 458 Week 2
DQ 1 PHL 458 Week 2 DQ 2 PHL 458 Week 2 DQ 3 PHL
458 Week 3 Individual Assignment Refining
Solutions Visual Organizer PHL 458 Week 3 Team
Assignment Solutions Presentation
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PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 1 DQ 1  Neurophysiologist
research suggests that human thinking has two
distinct phases which are complementary in making
decisions or solving problems. The first,
or production phase, is associated with our
creative thinking- seeing the familiar in a novel
way, generating a variety of ideas, and a
willingness to take imaginative risks the
second, or judgment phase, kicks in our critical
thinking, as the mind goes to work evaluating,
distinguishing fact and evidence from sense
impression, and running the tests of logic to
apply what has been produced (Ruggiero, 2009, pp.
7-8). Chapter 1 The Brain Mind at Work
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PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 1 DQ 2  Debating moral
questions is important as we seek to solve
problems or face complex issues in life. Our text
mentions four working principles, as we evaluate
the obligations, ideals, consequences and
circumstances in a situation (Ruggiero, 2009, pp.
41-42). Chapter 2 The Basis of Moral
Judgment Select ONE of the cases included in
our text on pages 46-47 Application 2.6 at end
of CH 2, using the following criteria If your
last name starts with AJ, you are assigned Case
A. If your last name starts with KR, you are
assigned Case B. If your last name starts with
SZ, you are assigned Case C.
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PHL 458 Week 1 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 1 DQ 3  Some of the most
innovative people were branded by their
contemporaries as slow learners (Winston
Churchill), clumsy (Martha Graham), stupid
(Thomas Edison), or unimpressive (Albert
Einstein). Yet these individuals persisted in
developing their creative and critical thinking
abilities, refusing to define themselves by other
peoples assessments.
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PHL 458 Week 1 Individual Assignment Critical and
Creative Thinking in Society Short Essays (2
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Different Papers Write 150 to 200 words on each
of the following topics Describe a situation of
public interest in which critical and/or creative
thought could have been used for a better
outcome. Describe why it is important to think
critically and creatively in similar situations.
Define free will, truth, knowledge, and opinion.
Explain how we use them to form thoughts. What
role does each play in critically assessing
situations? Identify three hindrances to the
critical thinking process.
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PHL 458 Week 1 Individual Assignment Critical
Thinking and Society Presentation FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.phl458edu.com Present  on each
of the following topics with a slide or
two/bullet  Describe a situation in which
critical and creative thought could have been
used for a better outcome. This could be a
personal or societal problem or issue. Describe
why it is important to think critically and
creatively in similar situations (2 slides).
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PHL 458 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 2 DQ 1  Looking over a
list of the worlds inventions is in itself a
good reminder that we each stand on the
shoulders of those who have gone before us. It
also brings to mind the fact that we take a lot
for granted. Doing this exercise we may even come
to think that all the worlds inventions are
already here and in use. What an interesting
creativity-blocker that could be! Then delving
into the mind of any inventor exposes us to the
very creative process itself, to the ways
critical thinking shaped original ideas, and to
the interesting steps that brought an innovative
idea to market. Even the naming of an invention
can in itself invite us into the creative process!
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PHL 458 Week 2 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 2 DQ 2  This Discussion
Question will invite each of us to borrow from
a Famous Thinker. Select any ONE Thinker from our
Electronic Reserve Readings list who effected
social change. Read the article(s) for that
Thinker, and in a Post of 250 to 300 words,
respond to the following questions  2.1 Describe
some strategies employed by your famous thinker
to activate his or her imagination, such as
uncommon responses, free association, analogy,
unusual combinations, visualization, pro and con
arguments, and relevant scenarios.
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PHL 458 Week 2 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 2 DQ 3  This Discussion
Question will invite each of us to do a
Controversial Issues Brainstorming session. Note
that our text makes a key distinction between a
problem and an issue, both of which call us to
use our creative and critical thinking skills, to
come up with innovative solutions or novel
approaches. Inventors and scientists focus more
on problems, while politicians, parents and
leaders address human issues.  Select ONE of the
following issues and do a quick Internet search
for some background on it
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PHL 458 Week 2 Individual Assignment Creative
Spark Talk Analysis FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Review the entire list of
talks on the "Creative Spark" TED channel.
Select one talk that is of interest to you and
watch it in its entire length. Write a 700- to
1,050-word summary of the salient points made in
the talk and its supporting details that catch
your interest. Indicate the name and position of
the speaker and the location and year of the talk
in your summary. Conclude your summary with a
reflection of the following How the talk's
content illuminates some of the stages of
creativity How the topic of the talk relates to
the concepts of imagination and curiosity How
some of the points made in the talk might apply
to your personal experience and benefit society
as a whole Format your paper consistent with APA
guidelines.
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PHL 458 Week 2 Individual Assignment Solve a
Problem Journal FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Create a Solution Journal in
which you use the creative process to solve a
problem with which you have experience. Include
the following  Describe each stage in the
creative process using Ch. 5 of your text (Entry
1).   Search for a personal challenge. Explain
how you used the techniques to develop curiosity
in your search (see Ch. 6) (Entry 2).
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PHL 458 Week 2 Team Assignment Think Different
Exercise FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com In 1997, Apple, Inc. supported
its "Think Different" marketing campaign with a
1-minute commercial featuring black-and-white
footage of 17 iconic 20th-century personalities.
The commercial was conceptualized by the Los
Angeles-based advertising agency TBWA/Chiat/Day.
Find a copy of this commercial, also known as the
"Crazy Ones" commercial, on the Internet and
watch it. Identify the 17 individuals shown in
the background and, as a team, discuss the
following questions What did each of the
individuals contribute to the world? How was each
of these contributions rooted in creative
thinking
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PHL 458 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 3 DQ 1  Each of us makes
assumptions continually in a typical day, and
many of them are hidden. Clearly this is an
important potential obstacle of clear or critical
thinking. Stephen Covey recognized this when he
said, We simply assume that the way we see
things is the way they really are or the way they
should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow
out of these (ThinkExist.com). Marshall McLuhan
called us to an ongoing review of our
assumptions Most of our assumptions have
outlived their usefulness (ThinkExist.com).
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PHL 458 Week 3 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 3 DQ 2  Chapter 11 in our
text is about solving problems we encounter in
our personal, professional or vocational lives.
Most of us can call up a problem that can be
worked on from either of these domains, fairly
easy. Practice in problem-solving is also a major
goal of this course. Select one problem that is
current or as recent as possible for you in one
of these areas (or if you cannot come up with
one, select one problem covered in Chapter 11),
and in a post of 200 to 250 words, respond to the
following questions
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PHL 458 Week 3 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 3 DQ 3  Chapter 12 in our
text helps us critically think through arguments
and issues we may face in our lives. Errors may
affect the truth of the issue, they may affect
the validity of a premise or conclusion, or a
hidden premise that may side-track a solution.
Dealing with simple or complex arguments takes
practice.  Select ONE of the Applications on pp.
222-224, and practice your creative and critical
skills by responding to the following questions,
for that Application
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PHL 458 Week 3 Individual Assignment Evaluating
Truth and Validity Exercise FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458edu.com Select three of the
scenarios in the Applications list 12.2 (a.-y.)
at the end of Ch. 12 in The Art of Thinking.
Apply the following in 350 to 500 words for each
scenario Evaluate each argument, using the
4-step process described on p. 218, regarding
soundness of reasoning (truth and validity).
Explain your assessment and add alternative
argumentation where necessary. Format your paper
consistent with APA guidelines.
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PHL 458 Week 3 Individual Assignment Refining
Solutions Visual Organizer FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phl458edu.com Most great solutions to
problems begin with some initial flaws. Quality
solutions arise by refining ideas. Refine your
solution to the problem defined in your Week Two
Individual Assignment by following the Three
Steps in Refining process outlined in Ch. 10 and
Ch. 11 of your text. Produce your refinements
using ONE form of Visual Organizer (see below).
Include the following components in your
Organizer  Original issue Initial
solutions Critical examination of best
solution Evaluation of the argument
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PHL 458 Week 3 Team Assignment Evaluating and
Refining Resolutions Presentation FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.phl458edu.com Refine your
teams solution to the issue defined in the Week
Two Learning Team Instructions by following Ch.
12 (overcoming errors in reasoning) and Ch. 13
(refining resolutions) of the text.  Create an 8-
to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. U
se detailed speaker notes to describe your teams
experience at each stage, and post Presentation
as instructed.   Include one or two slides on
each of the following  Original issue Initial
resolutions
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PHL 458 Week 3 Team Assignment Solutions
Presentation (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Search for problematic
societal issues of public interest and pick one
issue you would like to resolve. Express the
issue you found in your search. Refine your
expression and include both the original and the
refined version. Justify your revision.
Investigate the issue by obtaining necessary
information. List the questions you must answer
to understand the issue. Conclude your
investigation with a thorough explanation of the
issue, including answers to each of the questions
you identified. Produce ideas toward resolving
this issue. Take note of all of your initial
ideas--whether you think they are ridiculous or
serious is not important.
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PHL 458 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 4 DQ 1  Select one of the
famous thinkers from our class supplemental
reading, and read the articles listed for your
person. Then in a Response of 200 to 250 words,
respond to the following questions (you may
select the same person you researched in Week
2)  How did your person refine his or her
solution?  How did he or she recognize and
overcome difficulties and opposition to this
solution?
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PHL 458 Week 4 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 4 DQ 2  Survey the list
of Problem-solving Strategies posted in the class
Materials forum. You may want to refer to a
website which explores many of these methods or
techniques used in business or problem-solving to
address complex issues or problems
(www.mindtools.com). Select just one of these
Strategies and in a Response of 200 to 250 words,
respond to the following  2.1  What is the
nature of the strategy you selected (define and
describe it)?  2.2   Give one good example of the
application of this strategy to a problem or
issue you have selected for this exercise
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PHL 458 Week 4 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 4 DQ 3  3.1 The history
of philosophy is full of minor and major
philosophers who have used deductive logic to
address the tough perennial questions of life
related to metaphysics (what is real),
epistemology (what is true), and ethics (what is
the good life). Some of the issues they have
responded to have been quite esoteric, such as
where or how the human brain connects with the
mind and thinking process (Plato Descartes).
Many of the early philosophers tried to explain
how life changes, but also maintains some
continuity (Pythagoras Socrates). Others
wrestled with the question of how to create and
administer a just society (Kant Rawls). Some
have explored the
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PHL 458 Week 4 Individual Assignment Famous
Thinkers Paper (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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Different Papers Review the list of names
provided in the University of Phoenix Material
Creative Genius List. Select two individuals who
are famous for their creative ideas (one from
each column). Research their biographies in the
University Library and/or on the Internet.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper to include the
following Information about each of the
thinker's unique contributions to society The
problems or issues that their ideas sought to
solve A description of the solutions and how his
or her ideas were implemented Each thinker's
personal/ social/ political environments and how
you think these factors contributed to their
creativity The creative process of each thinker,
including any obstacles they faced, and a
comparison of the creative
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PHL 458 Week 4 Team Assignment Nomination of
Creative Hero FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Brainstorm your own list of
individuals known as highly creative thinkers
(not mentioned in the University of Phoenix
Material Creative Genius List for this week's
individual assignment). Select, as a team, one
creative thinker who changed the way people saw
and/or experienced the world. Summarize, in 350
to 500 words, thisindividual's contributions and
make a solid argument for why he or she should be
included in any list of important creative
thinkers. Include a brief comparison to the
thinkers your team members selected for their
individual assignments this week Do they share
similar creative processes and/or environments?
Format your assignment consistent with APA
guidelines.
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PHL 458 Week 5 Final IQ FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.phl458edu.com Week 5 Final IQ  Most of us do
not think about our legacy in our twenties or
thirties or forties. Somewhere in our fifties, or
at midlife, we begin to wonder what our legacy
will be to our kids, our family, our community
and workers, and our world. Legacy can be defined
as .  Our use of what we have learned in this
course, critical and creative thinking skills and
methods, does have something to do with our
legacy. 
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PHL 458 Week 5 Team Assignment Persuasive
Communication Presentation (2 PPT) FOR MORE
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contains 2 Different PPT Use the issue addressed
in your previous Learning Team Activity and
Assignment. Select the most appropriate format to
persuade your intended audience of the resolution
to your issue. Possible formats include a
political campaign, a city council proposal, an
editorial article, a commercial, a radio-style
podcast, a comprehensive political pamphlet, an
interactive game, a website, and so forth.
Explain why you chose your format for your
intended audience. Create a presentation of your
message as you would present it to your intended
audience. Include the following in your
presentation Consider possible reasons your
audience might reject your ideas. Address
anticipated audience
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