Spotting Fallacies: Article Study
Assignment:
Step 1: Find one example of a
fallacy. Choose one of the articles below.
What’s the Difference Between
Terry and Terri? By Terence Jeffrey
The Organic Difference by Zazel
Lovén
The Science of Satire by Mahzarin
Banaji
Arrest Everybody by Jacob Sullum
Why Legalizing Marijuana Makes
Sense by Joe Klein
Step 2: Identify the specific type
of fallacy you found in the article.
Label the fallacy as a slippery
slope, questionable cause, equivocation, etc. It’s possible that you may find
more than one fallacy. Please explain why you labeled the fallacy/fallacies the
way you did. This will require that you briefly summarize the actual argument
that contains the fallacy.
Step 3: Briefly explain why you
think the fallacies you discovered were committed.
Explain why this type of fallacy
is included in the argument. Do you think it was intentional or unintentional?
Your paper should be approximately
1 typed page in length (3-5 paragraphs). Look at the sample paper before
beginning.





