Claims, Evidence, Warrants
Is this a good claim?
"Coco is my favorite Disney movie ever"
No - this is an opinion
Is the following argument valid?
“All teachers are awesome”
“All awesome people like cheese”
“All teachers like cheese”
Yes, it is valid.
Which appeal is being used here?
"Join ASPCA to save sad crying puppies from being in cages"
Pathos
Does this Headline want you to think positively or negatively of the events described?
"CHECKED OUT:Libraries won’t offer Kirk Cameron’s book on faith — but will hold ‘drag queen’ events"
Negative
Which Logical Fallacy is present here?
"Over 1,000,000 served"
Bandwagon
What claim would this evidence support?
"I am allergic to beets. I also think they are yucky tasting. Also, purple is a weird color for food."
I should not eat the beets (or something similar).
Is the following argument sound?
“All teachers are awesome”
“All awesome people like cheese”
“All teachers like cheese”
No, it is not sound. But, like, it basically is :D
Which appeal is being used here?
"I'm Barack Obama, and I am voting for Leroy Jenkins for president."
Ethos
Does this Headline want you to think positively or negatively of the events described?
"Peru's President Arrested After Actions That Caused National Outcry"
Negative
Which Logical Fallacy is present here?
"I'm Mandela Barnes and here I am buying milk at my local grocery store. Hey, Jeff (or whatever the butcher guy's name was)"
Plain Folks
What is the warrant?
Ms. Woodall is the best teacher ever because she lets us play fun games like Jeopardy instead of starting the new unit.
Teachers who let their students play games/have fun are the "best".
Is the following argument valid, sound, neither, or both?
Some gerbils are biters
All gerbils are cute critters
Therefore, some cute critters are biters
It is both valid and sound*
*I will make an exception if you said it is unsound because some people might think that gerbils are not cute**
**Those people are wrong
Which appeal would best be used to convince a group of Grandsons to call their grandmas?
Pathos
Does this Headline want you to think positively or negatively of the events described?
"Once Devastated Pacific Reefs See Amazing Rebirth, Recovering With ‘Shocking Speed’"
Positive
Which Logical Fallacy is present here?
"Starbucks cups: now made with recycled paper*"
*10% recycled
Card Stacking
What is the warrant?
"We shouldn't eat a human steak because eating a human is immoral. Just eat a normal burger."
Human lives are worth more than animal lives. (OR "animals are okay to eat but humans are not" or something like that)
Is the following argument valid, sound, neither, or both?
No pencils are writing tools
All pens are writing tools
Therefore, no pens are pencils
It is valid, but it is not sound.
Which appeal would be least likely to convince a person who believes we did not land on the moon to change their opinion?
Logos
What does this Headline want you to believe about the events? Be more specific than just "good" or "bad".
"Oh Honey, No: Jennifer Lawrence Claims She Was First-Ever Female Action Movie Lead"
It wants you to judge Jennifer Lawrence and think she is self-centered and/or embarrassingly mistaken.
Which Logical Fallacy is present here?
"If you don't like it, then live somewhere else."
Either/Or Fallacy
What are the warrants?
"We should eat a lab-grown human steak because lab-grown meat is better for the environment than farmed meat. It doesn't matter that it's a human; it was grown in a lab anyway."
Human beings have no more inherent value than other animals used for meat.
Making choices that benefit the environment is a good thing to do.
Lab-grown meat is trustworthy.
Is the following argument valid, sound, both, or neither?
Some teenagers are badly dressed students
Some badly dressed students are not Marxists
Therefore, some Marxists are not teenagers
Neither - it is neither valid nor sound
Create an argument using TWO appeals that will convince a kindergartener to eat some broccoli.
Ms. Woodall will just judge you
What does this Headline want you to believe about the events? Be more specific than just "good" or "bad".
"Democrats Double Down on Voter Suppression Narrative Even After Winning Georgia Senate Runoff"
- Winning the runoff means that the voter suppression is not happening
- Democrats are either a) lying about the voter suppression ("narrative") or b) are misinformed (and dumb)
Which Logical Fallacy is present here?
"Just a $2 donation can save a crying puppy in a cage in Bolivia"
Oversimplification