You should do this because I said so!
Step one: go to my website and then to your course page
Step two: find the LOGICAL FALLACIES item toward the bottom. Print it.
Step three: find resources on logical fallacies to help you with this task. Start with your book, Everything's An Argument (ch 19) and then take to the internet. Try this or this. Google this, people, Google this. Here's yet another site that deals with logical fallacies. There are many others. Go find them!
Step four: Read the directions.
Step five:Work your way through the examples. There are about 20 of them; you needn't do all of them, but do at least 10. Write on the sheet (in the margins) or on another sheet of paper. The goal is to sniff out and name the logical fallacies present in the arguments provided. It will require full attention and focus. Shut out everything else and let your brain work. Is the argument logical? Do the premises lead to the conclusion? When you think you've detected the fallacy and correctly named it, make sure you will remember tomorrow why you thought it was that one. If you cannot figure out what to name it, at least explain how the argument works (or doesn't). Explain the problem.
BLA meeting #1 tomorrow. Make sure you review the handout about this practice and that everyone knows what to do for tomorrow and is ready to fully participate.
Literacy Narrative re-writes are due on Friday.
I don't get this? It's kind of confusing to me.
ReplyDeleteAre the literacy narrative re-writes due tomorrow for block two? Because I think we scheduled the due date for next Thursday, but I'm still not sure.
ReplyDeleteJeneen (do you prefer Jen?) I'm not sure what you mean exactly.
ReplyDeleteNadeen, the literacy narrative re-writes are due Friday -- they always have been. Are you thinking of BLA meeting? Because those are every Thursday.
I felt you should know, my antivirus went crazy when I visited heavingdeadcats.com, the third link to fallacy websites that you mentioned. To be safe, I'd advise you to remove it,
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