After watching the video: Michael Shuman on Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in the Global Age, complete the following critical thinking questions – support your position(s) with cited academic/peer reviewed and credible resources. After answering the questions, respond to at least one other classmate’s post with substantive (challenging) information/questions/additional sources.
This requires a post answering the questions below:
Answer ALL Questions:
1. Why have imports?
2. Why limit imports?
3. How would a city or region that imported less benefit from limiting imports?
4. What types of products could be more locally produced? Why? How?
5. In what other areas would self-reliance be a good idea? (other “essentials”)
6. What are local examples of self-reliance or import substitution? (farmers’ markets, local fairs with local products)
7. Does self-reliance mean no trade?
8. In what ways do current laws/regulations make it difficult for businesses to stay local (not export) their labor/resources/businesses? Be Specific.
When replying to your classmates’ posts:
Read your classmate’s post and reply to no less than two of your classmates and a question.
Your question should be one of the following three types:
• Clarification Based: This kind of question helps the writer by asking your peer to clarify points that you think could be more fully explained.
• Evidence question – When a writer states something as fact rather than personal opinion, your peers argument is stronger if they cite evidence that the fact is true. Facts can be evidenced, in approximate order of strongest evidence to weakest, (1) by citing trustworthy data, (2) by citing the opinions of experts, (3) by citing repeatable personal experience, or (4) by citing common opinion. This kind of question helps the writer by asking for evidence if the student states something as fact but doesn’t cite evidence.
• Hypothetical question – This kind of question helps the writer by asking your peer to test their argument by applying it to a situation that you specify.
