CCST 9076
Attention Magnet: The Psychological and
Technological Aspects of Social Media Addiction
Tutorial 2: Activity
Tutor: Amy Huilin ZHANG [email protected]
Aytuna Ying NA [email protected]
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Tutorial Outline
Lectures (Date) Topic
Session 1 (Sep 11, 12) Introduction: Course arrange and requirements
Session 2 (Sep 18, 19) Activity: Argument construction and platform use
Session 3 (Sep 25, 26) 1st Debate Preparation: Should users or social media platforms hold the
accountability for social media addiction?
Session 4 (Oct 2, 3) 1st Oral Debate and Open Discussion
Session 5 (Oct 9, 10) Discussion: How does social media addiction affect our societies?
Session 6 (Oct 23, 24) Reflect on the 3 Day No Social Media Challenge
Session 7 (Oct 30, 31) 2nd Debate Preparation: Should there be regulations on the use of generative
AI in social media content?
Session 8 (Nov 6, 7) 2nd Oral Debate and Open Discussion
Session 9 (Nov 13, 14) Group Project Preparation
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Tutorial 2
1. What is debate?
2. How to organize an argument? How to rebuttal?
3. Four types of fallacies
4. Debate Arrangement
5. Weekly reminders & Next tutorial session
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What is debate?
MOTION
Debate — Battere: to fight
A debate is a discussion of a theme or question between two or more
interlocutors.
FOR VS AGAINST
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How to prepare?
1. Analyse problem:
a. Read relevant news, books, papers and research…
2. Define key concepts:
a. Example1: Social media addiction is detrimental to college students.
b. Example 2: Social media is good for building relationships.
3. structure your argument.
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How to structure an argument?
● Assertion: the claim that you want the audience to believe.
● Reasoning: why you think the assertion is true.
● Evidence: use some facts to support your reasoning
○ analogy
○ statistics
○ research
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Argument
Debate Topic: social media is beneficial to adolescents.
Assertion: SMD is not beneficial to adolescents as teenagers are being
exposed to unrealistic beauty standards portrayed on it.
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Argument
Debate Topic: social media is beneficial to adolescents.
Reasoning: more and more teenagers have developed body dysmorphia
because of over exposure to the unrealistic beauty standard
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Argument representative and accurate
Debate Topic: social media is beneficial to adolescents.
Evidence: based on research, it is predicted that reducing adolescent
exposure to social media, there will be reductions in the depressive
symptoms and anxiety about body dysmorphia in at least 25% of adolescents
in america.
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How to make your argument more convincing?
- ✅ concrete > abstract
- as specific as possible for your elaboration and examples
- contextualize your argument
- name one social media platform/ specific causes/ specific stakeholders
- ❌ generalization - avoid assumptions
- a lot of people think that… < it seems like that ..
- many people believe that… < it’s more likely to be…
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What is rebuttal?
Rebuttal is the process of presenting a counterargument to someone else's
claims or debate points.
how to critique other people’s arguments
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point out the logical fallacies
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What is logical fallacy?
A reasoning error that weakens or invalidates an argument.
● dirtoring facts
● not talking about the issue at hand
● stating false, incorrect or invalid conclusions
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What is logical fallacy?
Example 1: While users should take responsibility for their choices in using social media
platforms, the real solution lies in companies creating a more transparent and secure environment.
Companies need to implement measures such as limiting algorithmic recommendations, providing
usage statistics, and increasing user education to help individuals better manage their time online.
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What is logical fallacy?
Example 2: People who believe users should take responsibility
for social media addiction must think that we should just let
companies exploit their users without any oversight…
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What is logical fallacy?
Example 3: If we don't hold social media platforms accountable now, we risk allowing
them to continue prioritizing engagement over user well-being. This could lead to
manipulative practices that exploit user behavior for profit, ultimately diminishing our
ability to make any changes about our online activities.
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What is logical fallacy?
Example 4: social media will lead to the increasing abandon
of big dogs.
❌ correlation is not causation
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Debate 1st Debate Preparation
(Tutorial session 3)
Arrangement develop viewpoints
with peers and chatbot
1st Debate
(Tutorial session 4)
22 minutes oral debate
followed by open discussion
2nd Debate Preparation
(Tutorial session 7)
develop viewpoints
with peers and chatbot
2nd Debate
(Tutorial session 8)
22 minutes oral debate
followed by open discussion
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How to prepare for this assignment?
● Step one: reading - get a whole picture
● Step two: prepare activity - summarize all possible claims
● Step three: formal debate - further gathering evidences and
present your preparation
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mandatory
Reading
● By next week’s class, read any materials uploaded to Moodle.
Reading won’t be graded, but please read some carefully because
they will form the basis for your debate arguments.
● Each topic, at least 3 papers.
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Debate preparation activity
- You will write two essays about the debate topics. (20 min for each/ 300 words)
- Each essay should incorporate the claims summarized with your group, along with
a clear reasoning process.
- You are not required to provide empirical evidence.
- The emphasis is on your clarity, creativity in reasoning, and critical thinking
ability.
We will use a online Platform and have a GAI_teammate(NATE) to
help you with the process.
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Formal debate
The debates will be conducted in a modified Sing Tao format.
● For each round of debate, there will be two teams of debaters.
● Between each speaker’s turn, the teams will be given 30-second buffer. The previous speaker will
immediately be paused once it has expired.
● The teams should assign the roles/order of each members by themselves*
*If for any reason you are unable to debate on the date assigned, you are personally responsible for finding a classmate who is
willing to exchange debate dates as a substitute, and inform the tutor about the change accordingly. There is no possible
‘make-up’ for a missed debate for which a replacement has not been arranged
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A. Speech & Rebuttal (16mins) B. Free debate (~7 mins)
1. First Proposition (2 mins + 30s buffer) 1. Preparation (1 min)
2. First Opposition (2 mins + 30s buffer) 2. Free debate (6/8 min) - each person no more than 1
3. Second Proposition (2 mins + 30s buffer) minute
4. Second Opposition (2 mins + 30s buffer) C. Closing Statement (4 min)
5. Third Proposition (2 mins + 30s buffer) 1. Preparation (1 min)
6. Third Opposition (2 mins + 30s buffer) 2. Proposition closing speech (1 min + 30s buffer)
7. Fourth Proposition (2 mins + 30s buffer) - if 4 3. Opposition closing speech (1 min + 30s buffer)
8. Fourth Opposition (2 mins + 30s buffer) - if 4 D. open discussion
There should be no interruption from the opposing team during the speeches,
and each person is given a strict time limit in which they are allowed to speak.
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Debate Registration
- Take a moment to review the results and connect with your teammates.
- If you’re considering a change in position, seize this opportunity to explore
potential matches!
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?usp=sharing
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Survey
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Se4_qjRBx0A3jJfsUsV63F74LA6J5suH15cie
KSvjJKxzo0FQ/viewform?usp=header
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Try to write an argument together:
Topic: Social media is good for building relationships.
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Weekly reminder
● Read any materials uploaded to Moodle.
● The first step of the group project involves forming a
group of up to 6 members and registering your group on
moodle before Sep 19. Each group need to create a
Collaboration Plan to ensure smooth teamwork. You don’t
need to submit this part on moodle.
● Start your collaboration strong—effective planning sets
the stage for an impactful project!
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