In an response of at least 2.5 pages, please respond to the topic below. Your response must be written in essay fashion, and it must be organized, developed, and coherent. In addition, you must submit your exam response as a Word document or PDF. Do not write in the text box, and do not submit Google doc files!
Topic:
Please read the 1995 San Francisco Chronicle newspaper article "Tougher Grading Better for Students" and analyze the journalist's use of facts and inferences and the effectiveness of his argument. You need to identify the facts and the inferences in the article, and you must not confuse them. If you notice that the journalist did not include any important and relevant information to support his argument, then discuss what missing information should have been included. "Is enough information given about the sources of the facts so that they could be verified? Are there enough facts, enough inferences, sufficient explanations [to support the argument]? Does the article offer reliable information?"