How to Think about Weird Things, 7th Edition (ISBN: 978-0078038365)

    Paper 1
    Fallacy Summaries with Examples
    Length: Five fallacies (two examples of each for a total of 10 examples): 300 words analysis per fallacy (not per example)/1500 words total
    Document design: 12 pt. Times New Roman or Calibri font, 1” margins
    Percent of final grade: 15%
    Corresponding Chapter in WT: Chapter 3: Arguments Good, Bad, and Weird
    Essay Due to VSpace No Later Than: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 11:59 PM, EST
    Assignment: In order to become more familiar with different types of argumentation, it will be helpful to apply our reading to some real world examples. For this first assignment, select five of the logical fallacies discussed in Chapter 3 of Weird Things. The fallacies are listed below and also detailed in Chapter 3. Then, for each logical fallacy you must find two examples of where it has been applied. You can gather your examples from any type of sources (videos, advertisements, etc.), but make sure you provide a way for the class to view it or locate it (screenshot, link, etc.). Please post your examples on the “Paper 1 Examples” Discussion Board. When you post your examples, be sure to indicate which logical fallacy you think the example is demonstrating. CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
    Initial Research: Sometimes it will take a keen eye to spot these fallacies, but for others it will be quite obvious when you see them. You may run across an example unintentionally! When you think you notice an example of a fallacy, jot down where you found it and what struck you as illogical.
    Summary Details: In each fallacy summary, you must include a description of the summary you are using in your own words. Do not copy the definition from the book. Then, explain how your example utilizes the fallacy. Be sure you identify the specific moment where your sample used a logical fallacy and veered off track. Finally, suggest one way you could make the example more logical.
    Logical Fallacies
    Begging the Question
    False Dilemma
    Equivocation
    Composition
    Division
    Appeal to the Person
    Genetic Fallacy
    Appeal to Authority
    Appeal to the Masses
    Appeal to Tradition
    Appeal to Ignorance
    Appeal to Fear
    Straw Man
    Hasty Generalization
    Faulty Analogy
    False Cause
    Slippery Slope
    Misleading Averages
    Missing Values
    Hazy Comparison

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