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Part A- Read All references and attachments (chapter7) below prior to starting assignment. Search through common media sources looking for examples of fallacies. Some common places to find fallacies include advertisements, opinion pieces in news media, and arguments about politics, religion, and other controversial issues. You may also notice fallacies in your daily life. Present three distinct informal logical fallacies you have discovered in these types of sources or in your life. Make sure to identify the specific fallacy committed by each example. Explain how the fallacies were used and the context in which they occurred. Finally, explain how the person should have presented the argument in order to avoid committing this logical error. MINIMUM WORD COUNT 400

References:

https://youtu.be/EJp4bZhhYfw

https://youtu.be/OAXKc-rvMa8

https://youtu.be/qSWCi_-qIME

https://youtu.be/krYpiQ6evD4

https://youtu.be/v5vzCmURh7o

https://youtu.be/cGZkCPo7tC0

PART B- Reflect on the fallacies that you read in our text and find the one that you feel that you commit the most. Think about how frequently you have committed the fallacy and what kinds of things tend to lead to you committing it. Write: Present an example of an argument (or arguments) that you have made that commits that particular fallacy. Present the reasoning in standard form. Evaluate your argument(s) by indicating the name of the fallacy that you committed and explaining why this argument is fallacious. What might you do to avoid committing that type of fallacy in the future? How might learning to avoid this fallacy benefit your life? MINIMUM WORD COUNT 400