Critical Thinking for College Success Module 7 Homework This assignment supports Module Objectives 1 & 2 & 3 To complete this assignment, download this document and open in Microsoft Word (all...

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Critical Thinking for College Success    Module 7 Homework  This assignment supports Module Objectives 1 & 2 & 3 To complete this assignment, download this document and open in Microsoft Word (all students have free online access to Microsoft Office Products (Office 365): login using your Star ID and password: https://login.microsoftonline.com/?whr=minnstate.edu).  When complete, save your file in docx or pdf format, then upload it into the D2L Assignment Submission Folder for Module 7 Homework.  Please use our Module 7 Learning Activities as a reference. Case Study: Generalizations Directions:  In this assignment you will practice recognizing and evaluating generalizations. We will use this research as a case study: Hungry and Homeless in College: Results from a National Study of Basic Needs Insecurity in Higher Education, March 2017. (Here’s a link to copy and paste if you need it: https://www.acct.org/files/Publications/2017/Homeless_and_Hungry_2017.pdf) Begin by reading the study and then complete the two sections below. Add space as needed.  Section I: Identify (10 points) Choose one generalization from the research study. There are many generalizations in this research study. For example, “14% of students surveyed experienced homelessness within the past 12 months” (p. 12), “30% of former foster youth surveyed were homeless while attending community college” (p. 14), “One-third of community college students experiencing food and/or housing insecurity were both working and receiving financial aid” (p. 16) 1. Example of a generalization from the Homeless and Hungry study. Put this in the form of an argument (refer to Dr. Sinnott-Armstrong's "Generalizing from Samples" video), identifying the conclusion and supporting premise(s).  It should look like: · Premise:  X% of F's in the sample are G · Conclusion:  X% of all F's are G. You just need to fill in the X percentage, the F's and the G. 2. Citation (page number) 3. Explain how this is a generalization and offer some context. Is this the main conclusion of the whole study? Is this a supporting argument? How does it fit in? Section II: Evaluate (10 points) Evaluate the example you gave in Section I. Is this a good generalization argument? Do the premises support the conclusion? Think about the skills we learned in the “Generalizing from Samples” video and the “How Statistics Can Be Misleading” video. Look at the Methodology Section of the Homeless and Hungry study (beginning on page 7). Is this a representative sample? Does it avoid the fallacies of hasty generalization and cherry picking? Explain. This discussion should be at least one full paragraph (4-5 sentences). Remember Mantra 4 to Think in “Paragraphs”.