Tuesday, April 25 ~ ELP No Fallacy! #GOALS

Quick Review

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Tiny ELP Quiz

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LOGICAL FALLACIES

EQ: What is a Logical Fallacy? 

Starter definitions:

• Logical Fallacy - an error in argument that makes something seem convincing even if it is not true. (These errors may be used purposefully or accidentally.)
• Rhetoric - the art of using language effectively and persuasively.

Today we will add to your Debate notes in preparation for a quiz. As we watch, record each type of Logical Fallacy with a definition + an example. As you watch the videos, record each type of Logical Fallacy with a definition + an example.

Journal 14: Record terms and brief descriptions of each logical fallacy in this video #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N3TROA8MYY

• Ad Hominem - 
• Band Wagon -
• Argument from Antiquity - 
• All - Natural -
• From Authority -
• Appeal to Quantum Physics -

HW: Journal 15: Record terms and brief descriptions of each logical fallacy in this video #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z71w-rHkeSk

• Weasel Words -
•  Straw Man Argument - 
• Loaded Question -
• Poison the Well -
• Proof by Verbosity -