With all the seriousness of rhetorical analysis populating our first semester, it is refreshing to look at how arguments fall apart, how purposes lose their panache, and how fallacies can become part of an argument (whether a successful result occurs or not). With that in mind, we started our review of fallacies from scare tactics (a.k.a. fear-mongering), either/or, slippery slope (ah, my personal favorite and probably yours after we do our skits later this week), sentimental appeal (appeal to pity), false authority, ad hominem, hasty generalization, and probably a few other ones too! Fallacies continue tomorrow!
And by the way, thanks to fourth hour for finally having a wonderful discussion in the dark today! It might have been delayed by a few snows days and vacation weeks, but you still had a great deal to contribute about Lucy, Ann, society, and grasshoppers.
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