homework

 

Your Special Project for Lesson 5 is to search and describe 5 informal fallacies from things around you.   Please find 1 example each from the following categories. 

• At a minimum, include a website address, a clear description, or a citation where you found the example. Better yet, upload the image itself so that I can see what you saw.

1.  A print advertisement-from newspaper, magazine, web. (upload image or URL)

2.  A TV advertisement-fallacies abound here! (list the channel/streaming service where you saw it)

3.  A "Letter to the Editor"-from any newpaper or news web site. (upload URL is fine)

4.   From the "Critical Thinking Issue" at the end of Chapter 5.  (include the page number)

5.  From a political ad, political debate, political news show, etc. Here's an excellent online archive of political ads: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/ (include the URL or upload the image)

Steps to follow:

1. Number your findings, 1-5.  
2. For each number, you need to include 4 things:  
   • The context of the fallacy, 
   • describe the fallacy, 
   • name the fallacy, and 
   • give a rationale of why you see it as a fallacy.  
3. Then, write a concluding paragraph reflecting on the experience of finding fallacies around you and how fallacies play out in your own life
   

50 Points

For an "A"  did you:

• follow instructions completely?
• include the image or a link?
• take on the project with analysis, personal viewpoint, and quality?