Consider one of the following current social issues – or one of your choice:

• Gun violence
• Racism
• Economic inequality
• Sexism
• Violent crime
• Immigration

For the initial post, address the following:

• State your position on one of these issues – are you for, against, or neutral? Explain why. Avoid vagueness or ambiguity in your response. Make your position very clear.
• Examine how you have formed that opinion.
  • How well do you think you know the facts?
  • Do you know and understand statistical information that applies to the issue?
  • Do you think you have formed your opinion using only System-1 thinking, or have you applied System-2?
  • What part have heuristics, cognitive bias, and dominance structuring played in how you have formed your opinions?

The initial post is not about how “correct” your position is; it is about how you arrived at your position on the issue. This discussion requires application of metacognition – thinking about how you think.

Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

In your responses, look for another student’s post, either on the same or a different issue. Choose, where possible, a peer whose initial post has not yet been examined by another student, and examine it. Do you agree or disagree with your peer?

• Is your initial reaction to your peer “So, right; you bet!” or is it “So wrong, you’re all wet!”
• Examine carefully your thinking in response to your peers:
  • What part, if any, have facts, heuristics, or dominance structuring played in your response?
  • What part, if any, has cognitive bias played in your response?
• Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source)
• APA format for in-text citations and list of r