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In the instruction document linked above, I provide a number of “Philosophical Skills Assignments” (or “PSAs” for short) for you to choose from.  The nature of these assignments varies but tests from among the following skills and learning objectives: reading comprehension, reconstructing arguments, presenting objections, asking relevant questions, testing consistency among claims, testing limits, and testing capacity to address a relevant issue or problem.

This assignment is graded according to a rubric (download instructions to view rubric). Your PSA is worth 20% of your overall grade.

You are only required to do one PSA, but I accept PSAs at four times in the semester (September 15^th, October 17^th, November 3^rd, and December 8^th). This gives you the choice to complete yours at a time in the semester that is best for you. If you don’t like your grade, you may hand in another one to try and get a better grade, but you must hand in a different PSA option. I will incorporate the higher grade into your overall grade.