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M a in E le m e n t s In c lu d e s a ll o f t h e m a in e le m e n t s a n d r e q u ir e m e n t s a n d c it e s m u lt ip le e x a m p le s to illu s t r a t e e a c h e le m e n t

In c lu d e s m o s t o f t h e m a in e le m e n t s a n d r e q u ir e m e n t s a n d c it e s m a n y e x a m p le s to illu s t r a t e e a c h e le m e n t

In c lu d e s s o m e o f t h e m a in e le m e n t s a n d r e q u ir e m e n t s

D o e s n o t in c lu d e a n y o f th e m a in e le m e n t s a n d r e q u ir e m e n t s

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I n q u ir y a n d A n a ly s is P r o v id e s in -d e p th a n a ly s is t h a t d e m o n s t r a t e s c o m p le t e u n d e r s t a n d in g o f m u ltip le c o n c e p t s

P r o v id e s in -d e p t h a n a ly s is t h a t d e m o n s t r a t e s c o m p le t e u n d e r s t a n d in g o f s o m e c o n c e p t s

P r o v id e s in -d e p th a n a ly s is t h a t d e m o n s t r a t e s c o m p le t e u n d e r s t a n d in g o f m in im a l c o n c e p t s

D o e s n o t p r o v id e in -d e p th a n a ly s is

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In t e g r a t io n a n d A p p lic a t io n

A ll o f t h e c o u r s e c o n c e p t s a re c o r r e c t ly a p p lie d

M o s t o f t h e c o u r s e c o n c e p t s a re c o r r e c t ly a p p lie d

S o m e o f t h e c o u r s e c o n c e p t s a r e c o r r e c t ly a p p lie d

D o e s n o t c o r r e c t ly a p p ly a n y o f t h e c o u r s e c o n c e p t s

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C r it ic a l T h in k in g D r a w s in s ig h t fu l c o n c lu s io n s t h a t a r e t h o r o u g h ly d e fe n d e d w ith e v id e n c e a n d e x a m p le s

D r a w s in fo r m e d c o n c lu s io n s t h a t a r e ju s t if ie d w ith e v id e n c e

D r a w s lo g ic a l c o n c lu s io n s , b u t d o e s n o t d e fe n d w ith e v id e n c e

D o e s n o t d r a w lo g ic a l c o n c lu s io n s

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R e s e a r c h In c o r p o r a t e s m a n y s c h o la r ly r e s o u r c e s e ff e c t iv e ly t h a t r e f le c t d e p th a n d b r e a d t h o f re s e a r c h

In c o r p o r a t e s s o m e s c h o la r ly r e s o u r c e s e ff e c t iv e ly t h a t r e fle c t d e p t h a n d b r e a d t h o f re s e a r c h

In c o r p o r a t e s v e r y f e w s c h o la r ly r e s o u r c e s t h a t r e f le c t d e p th a n d b r e a d t h o f re s e a r c h

D o e s n o t in c o r p o r a t e s c h o la r ly r e s o u r c e s t h a t r e f le c t d e p th a n d b r e a d t h o f re s e a r c h

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W r it in g(M e c h a n ic s / C ita tio n s )

N o e r r o r s re la te d to o r g a n iz a t io n , g r a m m a r a n d sty le , a n d c it a t io n s

M in o r e r r o r s r e la te d to o r g a n iz a t io n , g r a m m a r a n d sty le , a n d c it a t io n s

S o m e e r r o r s re la te d to o r g a n iz a t io n , g r a m m a r a n d sty le , a n d c it a t io n s

M a jo r e r r o r s re la te d to o r g a n iz a t io n , g r a m m a r a n d sty le , a n d c it a t io n s

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