Remember the selected topic for this project is ” Gun violence”
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Final Capstone Project
Final Essay Submission and Showcase
Up to this point in the course, you’ve researched, composed and shared with others your thoughts
regarding a topic about which you care deeply. Now it’s time to assemble your essay as the last step of
your Final Capstone Project. You will demonstrate your mastery of the following learning objectives:
• Use critical thinking skills to assess information, solve problems, and make decisions;
• Identify, reconstruct and appraise different argument types that appear in print/non-print
media;
• Evaluate inductive and deductive inferences using the concepts of validity, soundness, reliability,
strength and cogency;
• Construct and evaluate oral and written arguments emphasizing clarity and rationality;
• Conduct research to locate, synthesize, and evaluate narrative and numerical information in
print, electronic, and live formats.
The Final Capstone Essay grading rubric will be used to assess your work, so please read it carefully
before you create your project. The length of your submission depends entirely on you, but don’t write
just to add heft. Make your words count. Remember that it’s quality, not length, that will determine
your grade on the assignment.
Step #1: Prepare your notes for your Final Capstone Essay using the 7-step critical thinking
process.
1. What are you asking your reader to believe or accept? In other words, what is your main claim?
2. What evidence is available to support this claim? (This could be bullet points or a set of short
paragraphs that serve as reasons or premises for the main claim, which is the argument’s
conclusion.)
3. How would you rate the evidence based on its veracity (truthfulness) and its relevance to your
main claim? (In other words, evaluate the evidence based on its accuracy and its logical
connectedness to the conclusion.)
4. Can this evidence be interpreted differently? Identify any evidence that can support an
alternative viewpoint. (This is important for detecting possible rebuttals, i.e., counter
arguments, to your position.)
5. After evaluating the evidence, can you think if any possible objections (rebuttals) that might be
raised against your argument? Can you find any holes in your argument or identify any possible
fallacies?
6. What additional evidence would help you strengthen your argument?
7. Which set of evaluative criteria (inductive or deductive) seems best suited to assessing your
argument? (Unit 3 discusses these at length, so you may wish to review these standards for
assessing arguments.) How would you evaluate your argument using the criteria most
appropriate to it?
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Step #2: Compose your Final Capstone Essay
Your final capstone essay will have five parts: (1) a prose presentation of your argument, delivered as
briefly but effectively as possible; (2) a reconstruction of your argument, either as a standard format
reconstruction (P1, P2, Pn … /C) or as an argument map (review Unit 2 for a brush-up on either); (3) an
evaluation of your argument, using the set of criteria most appropriate to it (see Unit 3 for details); (4) a
reflection on what you’ve learned about critical thinking from this project, and (5) a list of sources used
in researching and preparing your Final Capstone Project.
Here’s a step-by-step procedure for completing the Final Capstone Project:
Part 1: prose presentation of the argument
1. In a single introductory paragraph, state your topic, explain your personal reasons for choosing
it, and tell the reader what your main claim is – that is, what’s your conclusion or thesis? Do not
include the reasoning (premises) for your conclusion in this paragraph.
2. In the next several paragraphs, present the your reasoning for your main claim or conclusion.
Devote one paragraph to each reason you have identified, and include any evidence you’ve
found to support the reason, either in the body of your text or as a footnote/endnote.
3. Once you’ve presented your thesis (paragraph 1) and your reasoning (the ensuing paragraphs),
consider the most prominent possible rebuttal (objection) to your argument. State the objection
in a paragraph and then explain why you think it is erroneous.
4. Wrap things up with a concluding paragraph, in which you summarize your argument. Don’t
simply repeat what you’ve said; try to synthesize and condense the main points you’ve made.
You could also describe any future research on the topic that might prove enlightening for
interested readers.
Part 2: argument reconstruction
Reconstruct the argument in standard format (premise 1, premise 2, premise 3, etc., conclusion)
or as an argument diagram or argument map.
Part 3: argument evaluation
Analyze the argument in terms of the evaluative criteria best suited to it. For instance, if it’s an
inductive generalization or statistical syllogism, use the criteria of sample size,
comprehensiveness/representativeness, and randomness (for a review of these, see Unit 4); if
it’s a causal argument, use the criteria appropriate to hypothesis formation (see Unit 5); if it’s an
analogical argument, ask if the comparative features are sufficiently similar and if there are
enough similarities to justify the comparison (see Unit 6); if it’s a deduction, test for validity and
the truth of the premises (see Unit 3).
Part 4: reflection
Conclude with a brief reflection on what you learned by completing this entire project and the
steps leading up to it, including Capstone Project Parts 1 and 2.
Part 5: citation list of sources used, in APA format
Properly cite in APA style all your scholarly resources, including the text from this course and
any videos you’ve used.
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Step #3: Share your Final Capstone Essay
Post your completed Final Capstone Essay in the Final Capstone Project Discussion Forum. Please use a
title that includes both your name and your topic (for instance, “Final Capstone Project – Jane Doe —
#MeToo). Read and comment on at least two other students’ projects, including one who worked on a
different topic.
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