Update Sept. 3

Bellwrite: Instead of writing, you will be discussing today. Please share with your neighbor three of your reasons "Why someone should go on a date with you." Help your neighbor check to see if he/she has correctly identified the warrant for each of the three arguments.

We identified different types of evidence and evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of each type (quantitative, anecdotal, historical, literary, scriptural, observational, etc.). We recognized that the strength of evidence often depends on who the audience is and what type of evidence they will find most compelling.

We introduced the idea of logical fallacies: breakdowns and abuses of logic in arguments. Each student received a chart with various logical fallacies.

Homework:
Study the following types of logical fallacies and locate a strong example of each:

• strawman
• ad hominem
• black-or-white
• begging the question
• anecdotal