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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//ABISOURCE//DTD XHTML plus AWML 2.2//EN" "http://www.abisource.com/2004/xhtml-awml/xhtml-awml.mod"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:awml="http://www.abisource.com/2004/xhtml-awml/"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=UTF-8" /> <title> Abiword HTML Document </title> </head> <body> <div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%;border:0.00pt solid #000000;border-collapse:collapse;empty-cells:show;table-layout:fixed"> <tr> <td rowspan="" colspan="" style="padding: 0.00pt;background-color:#003399;border:0.00pt solid #000000"> <p> <a name="_GoBack"> <span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Arial'">Fallacy Assignment</span> </a> </p> </td> <td rowspan="" colspan="" style="padding: 0.00pt;background-color:#003399;border:0.00pt solid #000000"> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="padding: 0.00pt;border:0.00pt solid #000000"> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Step 1: Find one example of a fallacy. Choose one of the articles below.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">(if the link doesn’t work, click Library within Blackboard, then type the title and author name in the search box)</span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-left:36.000000pt"> <a href="http://repo.pmi.edu/online/Master_Documents/PHI301_Critical_Thinking/Lesson_7/What's_the_Difference.pdf"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">What's the Difference Between Terry and Terri?</span></a><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> By Terence Jeffrey</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"></span><a href="http://proquest.umi.com.pimaproxy.egloballibrary.com/pqdweb?did=1445721401&sid=22&Fmt=3&clientId=135694&RQT=309&VName=PQD"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">The Organic Difference</span></a><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> by Za</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">zel Lovén</span> </p> <p style="margin-left:36.000000pt"> <a href="http://proquest.umi.com.pimaproxy.egloballibrary.com/pqdweb?did=1537763261&sid=24&Fmt=3&clientId=135694&RQT=309&VName=PQD"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">The Science of Satire</span></a><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> by Mahzarin Banaji</span> </p> <p style="margin-left:36.000000pt"> <a href="http://repo.pmi.edu/online/Master_Documents/PHI301_Critical_Thinking/Lesson_7/Arrest_Everybody.pdf"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Arrest Everybody</span></a><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> by Jacob Sullum</span> </p> <p style="margin-left:36.000000pt"> <a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1889021,00.html"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Why Legalizing Marijuana Makes Sense</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> by Joe Klein</span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Step 2: Identify the specific type of fallacy you found in the article.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Label the fallacy as a slippery slope, questionable cause, equivocation, etc. It’s possible that you may find more than one fallacy. That’s okay. Please explain why you labeled the fallacy/fallacies the way you did. This will require that you briefly summarize the actual argument that contains the fallacy.</span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Step 3:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"></span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Briefly explain why you think the fallacies you discovered were committed.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Explain why this type of fallacy is included in the argument. Do you think it was intentional or unintentional?</span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Your paper should be approximately 1 typed page in length (3-5 paragraphs). Look at the</span><a href="http://repo.pmi.edu/online/Master_Documents/PHI301_Critical_Thinking/Lesson_7/Sample_Fallacy_Assignment.docx"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">sample paper</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> before beginning.</span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> Type your name in the upper-right corner of this page next to</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> Save your file as a</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Word document</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> Include the term</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Fallacy</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">and your</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">First Name</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> when saving your file.</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Example:</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"></span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Upload your completed document using the</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Browse</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> button, and then click the</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Submit</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> button.</span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-left:27.000000pt"> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="" colspan="2" style="padding: 0.00pt;background-color:#003399;border:0.00pt solid #000000"> <p> <span style="font-family:'Arial';color:#ffffff">Points Possible:</span><span style="font-family:'Arial';color:#ffff00">35</span> </p> <p> <img style="width:25.4mm; height:6.1mm" src="111Fallacy_Assignment2.docx.txt_files/rId12.png" title="" alt="" align="" /></p> <p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">10 points for summary of fallacy and explanation of your label</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">20 points for explaining why the fallacy was committed)</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">5 points for writing level</span> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> </div> </body></html> ">
