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Debate – What makes a BAD argument Lesson Objective: To be able to identify a ‘bad’ argument Roy van den Brink-Budgen

Slippery – Slope Argument Instead of focussing on one point Too far too quickly A to B to C to D without explaining how they are connected

Over - Generalisation The evidence is overblown One piece of evidence usually takes us nowhere

Post –hoc Argument Just because things are related doesn’t mean to say one thing caused the other: Tv and obesity

Ad – hominem argument You attack the arguer rather than the argument personal

Not enough to think logically You need to think logically about the world – evidence and ask questions about the evidence Why is it significant? What more do I need to know? Analysis of arguments Evaluation of arguments Production of arguments