choose FOUR fallacies to work with( 21-35)
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fallacies_quiz_dt_21-35_hybrid.pdf
Fallacies Quiz: Dirty Tricks 21-35
Read from The Thinker’s Guide to Fallacies textbook, and take notes on the
following Fallacies:
Dirty Tricks (DT) # 21-35.
Bring all of your notes to our next class meeting. We will use them in whole class
discussions and/or activities.
Written Responses
Defining fallacies (85 words or more per Fallacy) :
After reviewing and taking notes on DT #s 21-35, choose four fallacies to work
with. For each fallacy that you choose to work with, provide a definition and
explain what they are and how they work, citing at least twice from the textbook
as you explain each fallacy and providing at least one example from the book.
Examples beyond the book (65 words or more per Fallacy) :
For each fallacy that you choose tow work with, skip a line or two after your
definition/explanation and example(s) from the textbook and provide at least one
concrete, specific example from outside your textbook that illustrates the fallacy
for your audience (classmates and professor).
Outside the textbook includes citing examples from research (using MLA Format)
or from personal experiences and/or observations. You can also create your
own examples and scenarios by using your creativity and imagination where you
explain how people use fallacies in certain situations.
This quiz is designed to invite you to read and gain insight on various
fallacies and how they work. This will help you identify fallacies in your
own thinking and that of others and also refute and avoid them when
necessary. You will also be able to recognize fallacies at work in our
reading assignments and in the research you do in the semester.
Don’t be surprised if you start running into fallacies in the
environments you find yourself in and beyond this class, for example,
through the media, culture, at work, at school, at home, in your
community etc… etc…
After submitting your quiz online via Blackboard, remember to also
print it and bring it alongside your notes to our class meetings for use in
our whole class discussions.
Enjoy!
