Critical Thinking MOOC // Peer Evaluation.

1. October 12th, 2019
Master in Business Management
MOOC // Critical Thinking: Reasoned Decision Making
Individual practice with peer evaluation.
Alfredo Tapia Matiella // A00225752
1. What are the arguments of the
article in the Official Diary?
- The excessive intake of sweetened
beverages is one of the main
reasons why obesity is being seen
more in Mexico.
- The high prevalence of obesity
represents a big problem of public
health in Mexico.
- A state policy is going to be needed
to achieve changes in the physical
activity and diet of Mexican society.
- Appling taxes to sweetened
beverages will help decrease
diseases derived from obesity
(Diabetes and hypertension)
2. What are the consistencies or
inconsistencies that you found
in the document?
Consistencies:
- Sweetened beverages contribute in
the developing of obesity.
- High prevalence of obesity
represents a big problem of public
health in Mexico.
- Applying taxes to sweetened
beverages could help reduce the
consumption of these products.

2. October 12th, 2019
Master in Business Management
MOOC // Critical Thinking: Reasoned Decision Making
Individual practice with peer evaluation.
Alfredo Tapia Matiella // A00225752
Inconsistencies:
- It isn’t fundamental to apply state
policies to change habits on
physical exercise and diet of
Mexican society.
- There is no measurable data of the
impact generated by sweetened
beverages on Mexican society.
- There is no measurable data of the
amount of people suffering of
obesity in Mexican society.
3. Which are the bias or errors that
you found in the arguments (bad
arguments, fallacies, omissions,
false inferences and deceptive
statistics)?
- Taxes on sweetened beverages
are not fundamental to reduce
obesity in Mexican society.
- There is no measurable information
(percentages and quantities) in the
article, it only generalizes.
4. Can conclusions be derived from
the arguments?
- If there was to be a conclusion, it
would not be a precise, concrete,
nor well-grounded one, due to the
scarcity of measurable information,
and the way ‘obese society’ is
generalized (there’s no figure)
5. Does the point of view of the
documents is derived from
research?
- No, it is mostly deducted from the
fact that sweetened beverages
provide great caloric content. If the

3. October 12th, 2019
Master in Business Management
MOOC // Critical Thinking: Reasoned Decision Making
Individual practice with peer evaluation.
Alfredo Tapia Matiella // A00225752
document was made up from
research, measurable information
wasn’t used, nor bibliographic
citation, in the making of the
document.
6. In which way are you ordering
your own arguments to avoid
being disperse?
Reading from beginning to end, I stop
each time a main topic is mentioned and
focus on the key ideas. Once identified, I
analyze if the arguments are said in a
rational, concrete, and in a well sustained
form or if they are superficial, missing
details, and misinformed (unmeasured).