Their development in the college years prepares them for the far more challenging forms of intellectual tenacity required of them after graduation: whether it is to write well-argued reports, documents, and briefs in their future professional lives; to critically read and evaluate the worth of a referendum, a court decision, medical documents, wills, investigative journalism, or a political candidate’s personal record; or even to differentiate truth from falsehood in the escalating issues around false news and reports.
