Choose one of the eyewitness stories in the article below : The Beast of Loch Ness: Eyewitness

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Choose one of the eyewitness stories in the article below :

"The Beast of Loch Ness: Eyewitness Accounts."

You can access the article here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lochness/eyewitness.html

Develop a essay where you think critically about the claim, using the six "Baloney Detection Tools "

Do not research beyond these sources!

References:

1."Baloney Detection Toolkit"

2.https://theconversation.com/why-wont-scientific-evidence-change-the-minds-of-loch-ness-monster-true-believers-97307

3.https://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/09/08/24/transcript/

1. Introduction a. Introduce the primary source and the claim to your reader. b. Thesis statement: Your answer to this question: Is the claim probably baloney or possibly true? Transition 2. Body paragraphs discussing support for your thesis statement* ** a. Apply the first tool: wherever possible there must be independent confirmation of the "facts." b. The strategy of independent confirmation is best applied to the claim first so that you can discuss the evidence you discover in the claim. Then in the rest of your body paragraphs you can apply the tools in any order that you want. Transition 3. Body paragraphs discussing support for your thesis statement a. Apply another tool to the claim. As long as you use all six tools listed in the assignment, you can use them in whatever order you think will help you think critically about the claim. Transition

4. Body paragraphs discussing support for your thesis statement a. Apply another tool to the claim. Transition

5. Body paragraphs discussing support for your thesis statement a. Apply another tool to the claim. Transition 6. Conclusion a. Based on your critical thinking, what did you discover about the claim

7. Works Cited a. Your Works Cited will list your primary source (one eyewitness account from "The Beast of Loch Ness: Eyewitness Accounts") and at least three secondary sources, chosen from "The Baloney Detection Toolkit," "Why won't scientific evidence change the minds of Loch Ness Monster true believers?" or

the podcast "The Plesiosaur Hypothesis,"

Add quotations from your primary and secondary sources wherever you think they will help explain concepts or the claim's important details to your reader. arrow left Body paragraphs discussing support for your thesis statement Apply another tool to the claim.