CARS session 3

1. CREATIVE ARTS RESEARCH SKILLS
HND PERFORMING ARTS
HND MUSIC

2. CREATIVE ARTS RESEARCH SKILLS
Establishing an argument
You have been asked to produce a persuasive
piece of writing - this means that your thesis
statement must be debatable
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/

3. CREATIVE ARTS RESEARCH SKILLS
Consider this statement
“Pollution is bad for the environment.”
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/
Is this debatable?
How can we change it to make it debatable?

4. CREATIVE ARTS RESEARCH SKILLS
Avoiding logical fallacies
A logical fallacy is a flawed argument - there
are many different types. Here are some
examples…
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/

5. CREATIVE ARTS RESEARCH SKILLS
Slippery Slope
If we allow A to happen, eventually Z will
happen
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/
16 year olds shouldn’t be allowed to vote, or
eventually we’ll be giving the vote to 6 year
olds

6. CREATIVE ARTS RESEARCH SKILLS
Ad Hominem
A personal attack on your opponent
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/
You shouldn’t vote green, they’re all just
smelly hippies

7. CREATIVE ARTS RESEARCH SKILLS
Bandwagon
If everybody thinks it, it must be true!
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/
Taylor Swift’s album sold 5 million copies, she
must be the the most important artist in the
world.

8. CREATIVE ARTS RESEARCH SKILLS
Evaluating resources
What is the Author’s Purpose:
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Sell
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/

9. CREATIVE ARTS RESEARCH SKILLS
Evaluating resources
Is the information presented in a fair objective manner?
Can the facts be verified with another source? (cross-
referenced)
What is the tone of the language used and is it free of emotion-
arousing words?
Does the website contain advertising?
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/

10. CREATIVE ARTS RESEARCH SKILLS
Evaluating resources
Pair up with another student and check the
websites listed in your Google Classroom for
bias and accuracy, using the evaluation
document
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/