You must apply the Economics concepts you learn in part 1 of the course. You mus

You must apply the Economics concepts you learn in part 1 of the course.
You must cite your specific sources of information, including information coming from AI platforms.
Your work must demonstrate the following five Critical Thinking skills:
1. Analysis: The ability to interpret, compare, contrast, evaluate, and integrate information. Breaking down complex ideas or problems into simpler parts helps to understand their structure and connections, and it’s fundamental to almost all other critical thinking skills.
2. Evaluation: This involves assessing the credibility, relevance, and strength of evidence and arguments. It’s crucial for distinguishing between facts, opinions, assumptions, and biases to make well-informed decisions.
3. Self-regulation: Reflecting on one’s own thinking processes and being aware of one’s own biases. This self-awareness enables individuals to recognize potential flaws in their reasoning and adjust their thinking accordingly.
4. Inference: Drawing logical and well-reasoned conclusions from available information. It’s the ability to process information and derive a logical outcome or prediction based on the evidence.
5. Open-mindedness: Being receptive to different viewpoints, ideas, and sources of information. An open mind helps one consider a wider range of possibilities, encourages perspective taking, and mitigates the risk of confirmation bias.
——ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS—–
Do some research to learn about PFAS chemicals by asking some of the following questions.
• What are they?
• What are they used for?
• What are the pros and cons associated with using them?
• What are the health implications associated with these chemicals?
• In what products will these chemicals be found?
• To what degree are we already exposed to these forever chemicals?
• When did companies know that these products were dangerous?
• Why are they allowed to use them in products that could ultimately cause us harm?
Questions to consider:
• Should we regulate the use of PFAS chemicals? Why and why not?
• Would that be a good thing or bad thing? Why?
• What might be some of the costs and benefits associated with the decision?
• Who benefits from not regulating the chemicals?
• What factors should we consider when deciding whether to regulate or not?
• Should chemicals be regulated at the Federal level or state level?
• How should they be regulated? (fines, limits, etc)
How should we reduce our exposure to PFAS chemicals?
• In what ways are we already exposed?
• What are the health implications for those already exposed?
• What are the sources of exposure?
• What can we do to eliminate further exposure?
How should we eliminate PFAS chemicals from our environment?
• To what extent are PFAS chemicals already in our environment?
• What problems are being caused?
• Are these problems significant enough to get excited about and why?
• What are the costs associated with these problems?
• How can these sources be eliminated, and would it make a difference?
• How do you decide if we should eliminate chemicals from our environment?