Fallacies are common and deceptive mistakes in reasoning. This worksheet will help you uncover and respond to logical fallacies you may encounter.
Complete numbers 1 to 6 and submit your work as a Word document. Before starting, review the Lecture Video - Logical Fallacies, Lecture Video - More Fallacies, and the related handout.
COMPREHENSION
What is the fallacy of false dichotomy? And how does it occur in politics to distort or confuse certain ideas? Answer in 6-8 sentences with two direct quotes from the text by Van Cleave. Quotes go in quotation marks with the in-text citation (Van Cleave, 2016, p. ___). (20 points)
How can an argument look like a fallacy at first, but in fact be a good argument? Explain this distinction and give an example to illustrate. The beginning parts of my Lecture Video - Logical Fallacies have details to help. (20 points)
IDENTIFYING FALLACIES
Think about the fallacies we have studied, such as those on the Handout - List of Fallacies, and how they arise in your major or career. Remember that fallacies are bad arguments, so the examples you give will not be arguments you would endorse, but bad arguments you have seen or might expect to encounter.
Give an argument concerning your major or career goals that involves a named fallacy from the course. This can be an argument you compose or a real world example with a citation to your source. (15 points)
Give a second argument concerning your major or career goals that involves a different named fallacy from the course. This can be an argument you compose or a real world example with a citation to your source (15 points)