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 https://lynn.instructure.com/courses/14940/pages/lecture-video-logical-fallacies
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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 https://lynn.instructure.com/courses/14940/pages/lecture-video-logical-fallacies have details to help.
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