Assignment: Compose a nine-page dialogue in which Socrates (or Confucius) applies critical thinking to someone’s conspiracy theory (which may be chosen by you for discussion; e.g., “The CIA created the AIDS virus”). Instructions are below. Upload to Moodle by July 1. Socratic Dialogue Instructions: http://morec.com/socratic/socrates.pdf Grading criteria: http://morec.com/socratic/ Dialogue sample and dialogue format: https://chinatxt.sitehost.iu.edu/Thought/Euthyphro.pdf Example of a Socratic Dialogue: Plato’s Republic, Book I (see especially Discussion #3, pages 5-13): https://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl201/modules/Philosophers/Plato/republic_book_one.pdf Videos for learning more about Socrates: http://morec.com/socratic/ About propaganda, disinformation, and conspiracy theories: https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2020/06/07/fake-news-disinformation-propoganda-truth-rhetoric-twitter-president-trump-ancient-greek-philosophers-socrates-plato-truth/ideas/essay/ Video about disinformation and conspiracy theories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=tR_6dibpDfo&feature=emb_title