Day 13 Research
Reading ProfessorSuffixes quizSubjects, Verbs and ObjectsFallacies introduction
Topic ideas
– Education: Homework, Standardized tests, dress code/uniforms, violence/safety, food/ vending, private vs. public schools, sports, teen drug use, electronics and technology.
– Environment: Global Warming, Rapid Urbanization, Pollution/recycling, animal endangerment, and over-population.
Man or Woman?
Source: http://www.coolopticalillusions.com/manwoman.htm
How many legs does this elephant have?
Source: http://www.coolopticalillusions.com/elephantlegs.htm
Which officer is the tallest?
Source: http://www.coolopticalillusions.com/optical_illusions_images_2/giant_man.htm
Is this wave moving?
Source: http://www.grand-illusions.com/opticalillusions/oblong_wave/
AirAsia + Girls = Fun
Analyze Analyze + +
EvaluateEvaluate= =
Your Opinion?Your Opinion?Target Audience?Target Audience?
Module 4: Fallacies
1. Fallacies of Relevance
2. Fallacies of Insufficient Evidence
What mistake!!!
4.0 What is a Fallacy?A (logical) fallacy is an argument that
contains a mistake in reasoningcontains a mistake in reasoning.
Fallacies can be divided into two general types:
Fallacies of RelevanceFallacies of Relevance Arguments in which the premises are logically irrelevant to the conclusion.
Fallacies of Insufficient EvidenceFallacies of Insufficient Evidence Arguments in which the premises, though logically relevant to the conclusion, fail to provide sufficient evidence for the conclusion.
“There is nothing so stupid as an educated man,if you get him off the thing he was educated in”
- Will Rogers