Why the West?

Why the West?
Do Now:
1. List: How Europe Changed during the Renaissance.

2. In 1500, you'll remember that Renaissance Europe was backwards compared to the Muslims and Chinese.

By 1900, Europe will rule the world. Why?

LIST your SIX BEST GUESSES of the FACTORS that allowed Europe to dominate these once-superior civilizations.

WATCH:



Download the Ferguson "Six Killer Apps" transcript here.

• I added the slides to the transcripts in the attached file.
• The Seminar will be brief--20 minutes. 
• Here are the questions:

A. What do you think his strongest arguments are?
B. What do you think his weakest arguments are?
C. Do you see any examples of

1. Bad logic:
1. False cause-effect arguments
2. Avoiding the issue / omitting key information
3. Arguing from ignorance (making a claim that's factually wrong)
2. Bad evidence:
1. Biased sources
2. Unreliable sources
3. Appeals to authority
4. Appeals to "the people" (popularity, "bandwagon" arguments)
5. Appeals to emotion