Kim Woods
capricorn1951
week_3___assignment_1.docxWeek 3 Assignment 1
Due Tuesday 6/16/15 by 6pm
*** 300 words minimum**
Fallacies of Argument
Logical Fallacies
Read Chapter 5 in Everything is an Argument. Logical fallacies are something we should avoid our academic writing, but in political advertising and political speech they are common and often effective ways to skew an argument, distract, or refocus the issue.
Identify any fallacies of argument in your ad, or any arguments that you suspect might be logical fallacies. Explain how the example is a logical fallacy, and if you think the logical fallacy is effective or not effective in your ad. If you feel your ad doesn't use any logical fallacies, write about one that does.
Here is a very good video example created by a student on common logical fallacies that might help you identify one in your ad.
