Goals: You will be able to...
- Name six common logical fallacies
- Recognize why logical fallacies are not logical
- Find logical fallacies in a text
- Refrain from using logical fallacies in their writing
Lesson Materials:
Logical Fallacies PPTLogical Fallacies Handout
Library Editorial (Key)
Homework: Read the following two articles (BOTH of them) and fill in Rhetorical Analysis Chart:
Kristof, N. (2012, December 16). Do we have the courage to stop this? The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/16/opinion/sunday/kristof-do-we-have-the-courage-to-stop-this.html?_r=0
Nugent, T. (2012, December 18). Connecticut killings a result of moral decay. Government can’t fix culture of contempt. The Washington Times. Retrieved from http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/18/connecticut-killings-a-result-of-moral-decay/?page=all#pagebreak
