A pitcher on your baseball team recently underwent surgery to repair a tendon laceration in his throwing hand. The athlete is having difficulty regaining dexterity and fine motor skills, which are inhibiting his activities of daily living. Which of the following providers might best assist you in the rehabilitation of this athlete?  

One of your butterfly swimmers is complaining of bilateral posterior shoulder and upper back pain and tightness. Your evaluation reveals a series of myofascial trigger points and fascial adhesions. Which provider might you collaborate with to provide the best care for this athlete?  

Each statement is a premise. Determine whether it is a descriptive, prescriptive, definitional, or analogical premise. In this essay, “consent” will mean giving permission for something to happen.

What is the purpose of a dialectic?

Determine the conclusion to the following argument: We already have almost all the technology needed to clone dinosaurs, and human beings tend to do whatever they can. So, killer dinosaurs will roam the Earth one day. And since this is true, we can expect two things:  an armed response leading to the loss of innocent life, and movie producers trying to buy the rights to the story.

Determine if the following passage contains an argument: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Describe how to conduct critical research online using three ideas taught in this course.  Detail how you try to minimize two cognitive biases by name, and navigate the limitations of search engines to find trustworthy sources. Be as specific as possible. Cite specific information from the course readings, videos, and lectures.

The ability to imagine options beyond your gut reactions.

Which of the following statements does NOT represent consensus in science?

Describe how to “steelman” an argument and why someone would do so to improve their critical thinking and logical skills using ideas from content taught in reading and lectures in this class. Be as specific as possible to support your response.