Thursday, April 25

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digression (v) - straying from main point
A logical fallacy can be considered a digression from the facts or the topic as a whole.

EQ: What are logical fallacies?

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J 22 (cont.) - Logical Fallacy Activity (cont.)

Logical Fallacies (Part 2)         

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 -

Logical Fallacies (Part 3)

Record terms and brief descriptions of each logical fallacy in this video #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmRCpqO_1JA

• Excluded Middle -
• Red Herring - 
• Special Pleading - 
• Non-Sequitur - 
• Argument from Ignorance –

J 23 - Logical Fallacies Practice: View examples of logical fallacies in these commercials. Click here. Record at least two commercials by product with a brief explanation of how a logical fallacy is displayed.