As You Practice - Week #06

As you review our practice examples and prepare for this week's Online Quiz, keep the following in mind: 

 

BASICS

Before focusing on this week's concepts and skills, remember how our class is set up.  It's recommended you prepare for each week's online quiz by following these regular routines during the week:

  1.  Read any required reading. Identify confusing concepts and ask questions about them.  
  2.  Review the "As You Practice" notes. Identify confusing concepts and ask questions about them. 
  3.  Review Flashcard examples. Identify confusing examples, ask questions about them 
  4.  Review Tutorial examples. Identify confusing examples, ask questions about them
  5.  Complete the week's practice quizzes.  Identify confusing examples and ask questions about them
  6.  Review any online Handout examples.  Identify confusing examples and ask questions about them
  7.  Repeat as helpful 
  8.  Complete the week's required online quiz.  Identify confusing quiz examples and ask questions about them

 

FALLACIES OF RELEVANCE

When you are asked if an argument commits a fallacy of relevance, be ready to recognize the following:

  1.  Personal Attack 
  2.  Poisoning the Well 
  3.  Guilt by Association 
  4.  Attacking the Motive 
  5.  Look Who's Talking 
  6.  Two Wrongs Make a Right 
  7.  Appeal to Tradition 
  8.  Bandwagon Argument 
  9.  Appeal to Novelty 
  10.  Straw Man Misrepresentation