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Students are asked to write a persuasive speech or advertisement promoting a candidate or product that uses at least 5 logical fallacies, and to identify examples of fallacious reasoning in an actual advertisement while avoiding offensive content.

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Assignment 1

Students are asked to write a persuasive speech or advertisement promoting a candidate or product that uses at least 5 logical fallacies, and to identify examples of fallacious reasoning in an actual advertisement while avoiding offensive content.

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Neha Malhotra
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Objective:

Explain some benefits of thinking critically and costs of fallacious


reasoning.
Description of activity

Write a short persuasive speech or advertisement using at 5


fallacies from the Master List of Fallacies to facilitate the sale of
their candidate or product. Select a fictitious or actual political
figure or product advertisement.
If you are using an actual advertisement, identify at least three
separate instances of fallacious reasoning in the actual copy.
As necessary, include an example: Because candidate B endorses
legalization of marijuana, he can also be expected to push for the
legalization of heroin. (Slippery slope)
Avoid prohibitive language, tasteless humor, ethnic slurs, or other
offensive applications.
Use Times New Roman, 12 Font, double spacing, right hanging
margin.

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