Workshop Questions For Animal Consciousness Paper

1. What definition or which criteria does the author use to determine what the limits, if any, are of animal consciousness? Which animal model(s) has the author chosen to use in his/her discussion of these limitations? Does the author use more than one definition or cite more than one limitation in his/her thesis?

2. What kinds of reasoning, anecdotal instances, experimental results does the author use to support his/her position? [Add "d," "e," or "f, etc., if needed]

a

b.

c.

3. How does the author warrant the use of such evidence?

(a).

(b).

(c).

4. Does the author employ possibly anthropomorphic evidence? How does the author justify its use?

5. In the conclusion, does the author adequately discuss what moral obligations, if any, humans should have towards animals? Does the author try to substantiate his/her position based on the criteria or definition in the thesis?

6. How does the author introduce the topic in the introduction? Is there a specific strategy for appealing to the reader or does the author seem to be finding his/her way around still? Do you have any suggestions for how to make the appeal snappier?

7. Are all citations done appropriately according to MLA guidelines? Is the Works Cited [Bibliography] page done using the correct format for each entry?

8. What grade would you give this paper based on your knowledge of the grading scale for this class [0-100] ?