How are you being manipulated by the media? By politicians? By friends? Logical fallacies often occur in our daily lives: we see them at political rallies, we hear them on the internet, we read them as tweets or editorials, we read them in the newspapers, we write them in essays for English class, etc.
Logical fallacies are errors in logos: an appeal to the intellect. When a speaker or writer wants to persuade you, they may often use logical fallacies to appeal to your emotions.
Today, before we get into our groups for the logical fallacies activity, please take 30 minutes to view the following videos. Take note of what argument the speakers are making. Try to notice anything amiss. Pay attention to the "teaching" portions of the videos to learn to hear/notice logical fallacies:
1. Comedy of Fallacies (10 minutes)
2. Trump Analysis: Logical Fallacies (20 minutes)
3. Test your knowledge. Watch this ad and look for logical fallacies: Ted Cruz Campaign Ad (2 minutes)
After 30 minutes, please gather in your assigned groups, and complete the logical fallacies Group Collaboration. At the end of class today, we will stop and report out what we found. Please complete and turn in the Group Activity Worksheet with your group's answers for participation credit.
HOMEWORK: None.
Logical fallacies are errors in logos: an appeal to the intellect. When a speaker or writer wants to persuade you, they may often use logical fallacies to appeal to your emotions.
Today, before we get into our groups for the logical fallacies activity, please take 30 minutes to view the following videos. Take note of what argument the speakers are making. Try to notice anything amiss. Pay attention to the "teaching" portions of the videos to learn to hear/notice logical fallacies:
1. Comedy of Fallacies (10 minutes)
2. Trump Analysis: Logical Fallacies (20 minutes)
3. Test your knowledge. Watch this ad and look for logical fallacies: Ted Cruz Campaign Ad (2 minutes)
After 30 minutes, please gather in your assigned groups, and complete the logical fallacies Group Collaboration. At the end of class today, we will stop and report out what we found. Please complete and turn in the Group Activity Worksheet with your group's answers for participation credit.
HOMEWORK: None.
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