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

2. 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

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

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

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

6. 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