EAPP

• Argumentative essay


  A type of essay that presents a position or claim and supports it with evidence
• Fallacy


  Error in reasoning, usually happens when we have faulty assumptions in the way we relate ideas
• Sweeping generalization


  Conclusion based on a limited number of examples
• Post hoc, ergo propter hoc


  Two things happening one after the other are not necessarily related
• Poisoning the well/Ad hominem


  An argument does not become invalid by virtue of the person stating it
• Appeal to authority


  An argument does not necessarily become correct if a popular or highly esteemed person is the one saying it. It has to be evaluated based on its own merits
• Ad populum


  In logical reasoning, majority DOES NOT always win. The majority of the population's believing in an argument does not make it correct
• False analogy


  Two unlike concepts or things compared as if they were just similar to one another
• False dichotomy


  Two choices are presented as if they were the only choices available
• Parts of an argumentative essay


  Introductory paragraph, thesis statement, body paragraphs, conclusions
• Types of argument claims

  Fact, definition, value, cause and effect, policy
• Reports


  A systematic, well-organized presentation of an issue, a problem, or an incident that present significant problems and help address these problems through scientific method
• Types of Reports


  • Informative Report
  • Investigative Report
  • Recommendation Report
  • Laboratory Reports
  • Field Reports
• Informative Report


  Provides readers with information on a chosen topic by providing them with facts
• Investigative Report


  A document that details the findings of an investigation as soon as a formal complaint is filed or an incident occurs
• Recommendation Report


  Proposes a solution to a problem or evaluates possible solutions and recommends one
• Laboratory Reports


  Written to explore a scientific problem and to present findings from an experiment and other scientific methodology
• Field Reports


  Involve gathering data from people through survey, interview, observation, and case study
• Parts of a Report

  • Cover Page
  • Acknowledgement Page
  • Content Page/ Table of Contents
  • Definition of Terms
  • Introduction
  • Objectives
  • Main Body
  • Results
  • Conclusion
  • Recommendations
  • Appendices
  • References
• Data Gathering Methods


  • Interview
  • Questionnaire
  • Experiment
  • Observation
• Interviews enable the researcher to get possible information from the individuals themselves
• Questionnaires contain a list of standardized questions that aim to get specific answers from respondents
• Experiments involve the researcher planning and executing a controlled situation to yield a result
• Observation involves the researcher creating an opportunity to further monitor the subject, and preparing a set of guidelines to keep the focus