Argumentative essay : it is reasonable to believe the mozart theory
You will need to briefly describe your topic andcritically compare the evidence put forward by each side.
You will be judged on your ability to critically analyse your topic, specifically: you must state the claims made bypeople who believe in your topic (and list the reasons/evidence they provide for these claims);
then compare thisevidence with the evidence for the claims made by the people who do not believe in your topic; and give reasons whyit is either rational or irrational to believe in the topic (or, if your topic is complex, describe exactly which of the claims are reasonable and which are not—or to what extent certain claims should be believed or not).
You are not marked on your ability to describe the topic, but rather how you provide the sides of a case, then judgewhich is the strongest and provide reasons for your judgment—remember:
this is an argumentative essay. Its not graded on the position you take, but rather on how you support your arguments and address relevant counterargument.
Briefly state at least 1 of the following principles
Placebo Effect (people can feel better/cured after an intervention that they believe will Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence (ECREE)
Occam’s Razor (all things held equally, the simplest explanation is the best)
Hume, Of Miracles (one should only believe someone’s testimony if it would be more of a surprise that theywere lying or confused than if it ended up being was true)
Confirmation Bias (people have a tendency to remember confirming evidence, interpret ambiguous evidenceas confirmatory ,and search for evidence in locations that would confirm their beliefs)
Placebo Effect (people can feel better/cured after an intervention that they believe will
You must include screenshots at the end of your essay that show the original source of your paraphrases and direct quotes ( this doesn’t mean just the titlepage, this means the actual words in the document you paraphrased or directly quoted).
Citations must also be APA stlye
At least 7 sources
Us mostly Australian sources
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