Meiland Discussion Questions from Group 4 (Pgs 17-23)

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1. Meiland said readers should ask and answer 7 questions during the process of reading (p18-19). Are there any other questions that you ask and answer when reading a text?

2. Meiland mentioned that, "a good piece of writing can produce the same types of feelings and experiences that a beautiful painting can produce" (20, line 10). Have you ever had an experience like this? If you have, what kind of book?

3. There are 7 questions to ask and answer when reading, and Meiland said No.7 (include a counter argument and refutation) is most important (P19, line 4). Which of these questions do you think is the second most important? Why do you think so?

Group 4 Leaders:
Takayuki K.
Shoko I.
Yumena T.

Meiland Discussion Questions from Group 3 (Pgs 12-17)

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1. Meiland asked "Is it true that good reasons make truth more likely?"(p1-12 line 32). Do you agree with this? If you answer "yes", give us examples.

2. In Meiland "Socrates is saying that if people have a merely true belief without knowing the justification of that belief, then they are not likely to have that belief for very long" (p1-15 line 8). Is this always true? Do you have any beliefs that you keep even without justification?

3. On page 1-16, there are six types of evidence which are used in justifying beliefs and making arguments in college. Do you always think of these when you do college work? Which ones do you use more than others? Which ones not at all?

Group 3 Leaders:
Satoshi A.
Hana S.
Mika O.

Meiland Discussion Questions from Group 2 (Pgs 7-12)

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1. Meiland says there is no need to give good reasons for "why" in personal matters (p 1-9 line 14). Do you really think is always so?

2. According to Meiland, the questioning of everything is a subversive activity. Even Socrates knew that, but he continued seeking good reasons, and he was finally put to death. If you were Socrates, could you have behaved like him?

3. Meiland says college work has a direct connection with important aspects of "real" life (p 1-11 line 23). When do you feel the connection between college work and real life?

Group 2 Leaders:
Asuka M.
Haruna F.
Shunsuke N.

Meiland Discussion Questions from Group 1 (Pgs 3-7)

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1. Meiland said that in high school the emphasis is on "learning facts through memorization." On the other hand, in university the emphasis is on understanding the material deeply. Do you think that high school students should study like university students do? Why?

2. Meiland said that "the perceived emphasis in secondary education is on learning facts through memorization" (p 1-3, line 31). How was this either true or not true for you in high school?

3. Meiland states that "College is taken to be diferent from high school only in being more difficult" (p 1-4, line 7). When you were a high school student, what did you expect college to be like? How is it different from what you expected?

Group 1 Leaders:
Yuka N.
Maya I.
Ro M.