Cycle 3 DSA Review Slide Deck

The thermostat reads 72°F

The classroom feels freezing

The room is uncomfortable

Students dislike the temperatureobjective

The test has 25 questions

School starts at 8:30 a.m.

The hallway is loud

The bell rings every hour

It has no effect

It can change the meaning

It only affects visual information

It is unrelated to beliefs

Numbers are unreliable

People assign meaning differently

Opinions are facts

 Data changes

It eliminates bias

It can change how facts are interpreted

It guarantees accuracy

It removes opinions

Do people like it?

What evidence supports it?

Is it popular?

Does it sound convincing?

Lunch quality improved this year

Data was collected in April

The survey had 300 responses

Charts show calorie counts

Claims are always correct

Opinions don’t matter

Truth is subjective

Evidence may partially support a claim

Is this a claim?

Is there evidence?

Does the evidence support the claim?

Is this a popular opinion?

Conjecture is based on evidence, while baseless speculation is not.

Conjecture is a guess based on limited information, while baseless speculation is a claim made without evidence.

Conjecture is always correct, while baseless speculation is always wrong.

Conjecture requires proof, while baseless speculation does not.

 It lacks evidence

It includes sources

It uses data

It includes opinions

Scores increased by 5%

Data was collected last week

The test was easier this year

Results came from surveys

Reading multiple research studies

 Ignoring articles that show benefits

Asking teachers for opinions

Comparing different viewpoints

All students failed

Students hate homework

Most students completed the assignment

No one studied

Does the statement avoid extremes?

Are words like most, some, often used?

Is someone ignoring opposing evidence?

All of the above

It removes opinions

It guarantees accuracy

It helps reveal possible bias

It proves the claim is false

A teacher grading student work

A scientist reviewing peer research

A company researching its own product

A journalist interviewing experts

A celebrity’s social media post

A peer-reviewed medical journal

An anonymous online comment

A sponsored advertisement

All mediums are equally reliable

Visuals guarantee accuracy

Some formats prioritize engagement over accuracy

Videos cannot present evidence

Data always reflects opinions

Data may be incomplete or missing context

Data cannot be analyzed

Data eliminates bias

They always show opinions

They remove context

They can suggest relationships that don’t exist

They eliminate bias

Accepting information immediately

Believing popular opinions

Questioning sources and evidence

Ignoring opposing views

How convincing it sounds

The number of opinions

The strength and relevance of the evidence

Whether it supports a belief

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Deductive

Convergent

Inductive

Divergent

They always show opinions

They remove context

They can suggest relationships that don’t exist

They eliminate bias