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This week’s lecture focused on applying some of the intellectual standards discussed in previous weeks and applying them to the news media. This week’s lecture also focused on the different fallacies that individuals make when trying to persuade you. Think of some of the disagreements or arguments you have had in the past – either at a personal, educational or professional level. Describe the disagreement or argument. What kinds of fallacies did you or they use as part of the argument? Was it persuasive? Did you feel good critical thinking was used in any of your examples?
Your work should be at least 500 words, but mostly draw from your own personal experience. This should be written in first person and give examples from your life. Be sure if you are using information from the readings that you properly cite your readings in this, and in all assignments.
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Fallacies in arguments
Fallacies involve faulty reasoning. The use of fallacies in arguments is very common. People
should keep an open mind when arguing. Critical thinking is very important, applying logic in
arguments. The use of fallacies has proven very persuasive, and this is from experience. Until
this week's lecture, I had not realized that most of the arguments I had involved fallacies.
My older brother and I had invited our new Italian neighbor over to our house. We wanted to
impress the neighbor so that we could make new friends. But we did ...