Due Dates and Grades
• Assignment #2 is due at 4pm on 11/3/22 (a Thursday) to the D2L paper folder.
• This assignment is worth 50 points (10% of your final grade).
• Papers turned in after 4pm on 11/3/22 will receive a 10 point deduction for each day they are late (e.g., a paper turned
in 2 days late will be marked down 20 points). I include Saturday and Sunday when I count the number of days the
paper is late.
Overview
The purposes/goals/objectives of this paper is to identify when, where, and how slippery averages and graphical illusions
are used when presenting “evidence”. Specifically, you will find and evaluate a real world demonstration of a slippery
average and graphical illusion and perform an analysis by applying the major concepts and theories relevant to ISS
305 that you have learned so far. This assignment covers ISS Undergraduate Learning Goals #1, #2, and #5.
Guidelines for the paper
To earn the highest possible score, be sure to do the following:
• Address #s 1-5.
• Write the paper in a numbered format, corresponding to each of the numbered questions for you to answer.
• Throughout the paper, use details about the real world demonstration of a slippery average and graphical
illusion to support your main argument and repeatedly link your analysis of each to material covered
throughout the course. There are multiple places links can, and should, be made.
• For full points, be thoughtful, organized, have good sentence and paragraph structure, and be free of punctuation
and spelling errors.
• You do not need a separate introduction or conclusion section of the paper. Just answer provide responses
to the numbered prompts.
• Be sure to work independently and present only your own work. Plagiarism (using someone else’s words or
ideas without giving them credit) will result in 0 points for the paper and course.
o Besides when directly quoting the real world demonstration of the slippery average and
graphical illusion, do not take direct quotes and insert them in as answers. You need to
develop original work and content for this course. It is expected that you gather information and
display it in a manner that isn’t just copying and pasting it into your paper. Cite the work (see
FAQ #5), but do not copy-and-paste the original content.
o Turnitin will be used. See the syllabus for more details.
Papers should be:
• 2-4 pages in length (maximum 5 pages)
• Double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins on all sides
• Do not include identifying information in your paper (e.g., name or student number).
• Upload your paper to the D2L paper folder.
Papers do not need to be:
• In APA format, MLA, Chicago style, or whatever style you have been taught. If you want to include citations and
a reference section, great! In fact, you are encouraged to do so! However, the formatting choice of the citations
and the reference section are up to you.
A FAQ is provided at the end of this document (after the rubric).
