Crt205 Week 9 Final

Axia College Material

Appendix E

Critical Analysis Forms

Fill out one form for each source.

|Source 1 Title and Citation: Creationism Should Not Be Taught in Public Schools |

|Deméré, Thomas A, and Steve Walsh. "Creationism Should Not Be Taught in Public Schools." |

|At Issue: Religion and Education. Ed. Tom Head. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. |

|Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. ApolloLibrary-UnivofPhoenix.12Feb.2010 |

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|1 |Identify the principal issue presented by the |The issue is whether or not public school curriculum should include |

| |source. |creationism. |

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|2 |Identify any examples of bias presented by the |The authors degrade creationism with the statement, “These and many other |

| |author. If none exist, explain how you |creationist statements unmask creationism for what it is: not a science, but|

| |determined this. |a narrow-minded religious belief, immune to evidence or potential |

| | |correction.” This statement is bias because it explains the believer’s |

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