Dangerous Devices
Explanation of a concept or idea where all qualities and characteristics are identified for the audience
What is definition/classification?
Appealing to popularity or the fact that many people are interested in something as an attempted form of validation
What is a bandwagon appeal?
What is compare/contract?
Everyone is using AI to get ahead in school, so you should too
What is bandwagon appeal?
Explanation of the step by step process detailing how something is done or how to do something
What is process analysis?
Personal attacks where someone rejects or criticizes another person’s view on the basis of personal characteristics
What is an ad hominem attack?
Because cell phones distract students from learning and encourage off-task behavior, banning them in schools can lead to improved focus and academic performance
What is cause-effect?
Bernie Sander's economic ideas are out of touch--he's simply a cranky old socialist who's never had a job in business
What is an ad hominem attack?
The stated or unstated assumption in an argument. The underlying beliefs or opinions of the writer/speaker
What is a warrant?
A logical fallacy which attempts to make two different arguments similar or the same
What is a false analogy/equivalency?
As a teacher, I'd warn anyone considering this path that it's becoming very difficult to complete with the addictive pull of smart phones and social media
What is testimony?
We must elect Mr. Trump or we will never make America great again
What is either-or logic?
A warrant that is directly stated
What is an explicit warrant?
Assuming a large truth based upon limited data
What is a hasty generalization?
According to Dr. Jonathan Haidt, a renowned social psychologist, the overreliance on AI tools by students is contributing to a generation increasingly detached from the habits of critical thinking and personal responsibility
What is appeal to authority?
School is just like prison because both make you stay in one place for hours, follow rules, and do things you don't want to do
What is a false analogy/equivalency?
A warrant that is implied, not directly stated
What is an implicit warrant?
A sequence of reasoning that misses or skips over a key part, making the conclusion invalid
What is a non sequitur?
What is antithesis?
My phone has an awesome camera and super fast internet, therefore I should be able to use it in English class
What is non sequitur?