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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