Day 21 Research Look at rubric Drafting Wednesday and Thursday Vocab Practice-flash cards Fallacies—share examples Look at rubric Drafting Wednesday and Thursday Draft due Friday for editing Draft for grading due Monday Prepositions Timed Reading: Reading Professor & From the Ground up tomorrow

Group Activity Break into groups of 4 - 6, and construct five (5) fallacious arguments. Each group can choose any of the 20 fallacies discussed, but must construct at least two fallacious arguments of each category: Fallacies of Relevance & Fallacies of Insufficient Evidence). The constructed fallacious arguments must discuss the topics specified in the template provided (Business, Education, Information Technology, Environment, and Tourism). 20 min Construct 5 fallacious arguments. 5 min Document constructed arguments into the template provided. 15 min Group presentation & discussion. The Group leader must submit their findings in hard-copy or soft-copy format to the lecturer before or during the next class.

Summary – 20 Common Fallacies Fallacy An argument that contains a mistake in reasoning. Fallacies of Relevance Arguments in which the premises are logically irrelevant to the conclusion. Fallacies of Insufficient Evidence Arguments in which the premises, though logically relevant to the conclusion, fail to provide sufficient evidence for the conclusion. Personal Attack Attacking the Motive Look Who’s Talking Two Wrongs Make a Right Scare Tactics Appeal to Pity Bandwagon Argument Straw Man Red Herring Equivocation Begging the Question Inappropriate Appeal to Authority Appeal to Ignorance False Alternatives Loaded Question Questionable Cause Hasty Generalization Slippery Slope Weak Analogy Inconsistency