Logical Fallacies: Identifying 12 Flawed Arguments
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Logical fallacies are all around us in advertising, the media, and in daily conversations! Students should learn how to identify these sometimes confusing persuasive techniques. This is a great unit for speech, debate, law, English, and public speaking classes!
The zip file includes logical fallacy posters (or can be used as a word wall), student handout/notes with definitions, worksheet/activity, and definition cards (may be used as task cards or flash cards).
Logical fallacies defined:
-Ad hominem
-Slippery slope
-Red herring
-Straw man
-Begging the question
-Hasty generalization
-False dichotomy
-Ad populum
-Appeal to authority
-Emotional appeal
-No true scotsman
-Appeal to nature
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