Fallacious D

Hasty conclusion like toy balloon: easy blow up, easy pop.
–Charlie Chan at the Race Track 

Reading: 

• The "Spot Fallacies" packet by Jay Heinrichs 
• Language of Composition ed. 2 packet pgs. 97-109 

Doing:
1) In order to augment the reading from our packets, research the following fallacies here* and 2) then research and find 7 examples of real life fallacies that fit into categories from the "Spot Fallacies" packet (summarized on the final 2 pages, but discussed throughout the packet). 3) Put those examples on your blog, but don't label them. Remember what they are, because we will talk about them in class and try to figure out what you've chosen. They can be images, video clips, texts, etc.

Side note: Beware of the "Spot Fallacies" author's alternate naming conventions as they are different than what most everyone else uses.

Look familiar?

• Begging the Question
• Slippery Slope
• False Dilemma
• Post Hoc
• Biased Sample
• Gambler’s Fallacy
• Hasty Generalization
• Ad Hominem
• Straw Man
• Tu Quoque
• Red Herring

* Use the  Nizkor Project site and this site as well as your readings to help with this task.

I know many of these were mentioned in your reading as well, but it doesn't hurt to get some more information about them. I also know this is a lot of reading, but this task will be done over 2 class periods.