Fallacies

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ENGLISH 9
4THQUARTER

With Ms. Claire Eleonor S. Guro

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Objectives

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Discussion

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Seatwork

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Asynchronous

Activity

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Overview

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Competencies

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Determine factual from literary text;

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Differentiate persuasive text from
discussion text;

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Gather information presented in a text;
and

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Judge the validity of the evidence
listened to

ANY THOUGHTS?

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FALLACY

Faulty Logic, Emotional
Appeal, Unsupported Fact

On Air

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FALLACY
A mistaken idea
Misleading argument
Based on unverified info

What’s the fallacy in
the previous video?

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Faulty Logic

Logical Fallacies

Emotional Appeal

Unsupported Fact

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FAULTY
LOGIC

Imperfect; having faults

reason, argument

Imperfect reason
Poor argument

]FAULTY
LOGIC

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Generalized statement (All soldiers
are strong. My friend is a soldier,
therefore, she is strong.)

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Addressing unrelated matters such
as physical feature, behavior rather
than the main issue (She looks weak,
so she doesn’t deserve her position.)

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Connecting two unrelated ideas (Due
to my beautiful performance, the rain
stopped.)

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FAULTY LOGIC EXAMPLES

I failed my

English exam
because I read
her love letter. I
think this is my

karma.

Their group in
one-act play is

amazing, so every
member must be

amazing too.

I prayed before
I took my quiz
in Math; that
must be why I

did so well.

GIVE YOUR
EXAMPLE

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Open Ended

Give 1 example of FAULTY LOGIC. Type your answers below.

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UNSUPPORTED FACTS

Her podcast is a meh.

Their IG Live is such a
good show.

Statements without proof/evidence

Examples:

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Mina said that your
coffee isn’t good.

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Emotional
Appeal

Triggers someone’s
feelings or emotions

“Please listen to my new
song. I had sleepless
nights and cried several
times to make it perfect.”

Guilt tripping

instead of presenting
arguments based on facts,
emotion is manipulated

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Emotional Appeal

Examples

“I was suffering from a

muscle pain yesterday that
I couldn’t finish my video.

Can I pass it later?”

“Please hire me! My
family will starve!”

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Faulty Logic

Imperfect argument

Logical Fallacies

Emotional
Appeal
Emotional argument

Unsupported
Fact
Argument with no proof

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LET’S PRACTICE

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LET’S PRACTICE

Identify whether the
statement expresses faulty
logic, emotional appeal or
unsupported fact.

Multiple Choice

This is the sweetest candy floss.

• Faulty Logic

• Unsupported Fact

• Emotional Appeal

Multiple Choice

I washed the dishes last night; that’s why I got perfect scores

• Faulty Logic

• Unsupported Fact

• Emotional Appeal

Multiple Choice

You will not win this debate because you look ugly.

• Faulty Logic

• Unsupported Fact

• Emotional Appeal

Multiple Choice

Miss give us plus points, or else I will cry.

• Faulty Logic

• Unsupported Fact

• Emotional Appeal

Multiple Choice

Boracay is a better tourist spot than Siargao.

• Faulty Logic

• Unsupported Fact

• Emotional Appeal

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PONDERING

● Why is it important

to know the
different fallacies?

● Can we really avoid

this? Why or why
not?

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SEATWORK

Identify the type of fallacy used in the given statements below. Write FL if it is
faulty logic, UF if unsupported facts, and EA for emotional appeal.

Fill in the Blanks

If you vote him as President, he'll start a war!

Fill in the Blanks

My roommate said her philosophy class was difficult, and the one I'm in is difficult too. All philosophy classes must be hard.

Fill in the Blanks

Filipino Women are the ideal wives.

Fill in the Blanks

Because our daughter benefitted from home schooling, every child should be educated in this way.

Fill in the Blanks

I drank tap water and now I am sick, so the water must have made me sick.

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Faulty Logic

Imperfect argument

Logical Fallacies

Emotional
Appeal
Emotional argument

Unsupported
Fact
Argument with no proof

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ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY

Faulty Logic
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2.
3.

Emotional Appeal
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2.
3.

Unsupported Facts
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2.
3.

Review the 3 fallacies. Then, write at least 3 real-life scenarios for each fallacy. Make
sure to include your name in the scenarios. Write your answers on your Notebook.

Example:
Ann thought that all girls in section 2A got low grades because they’re rowdy. (Faulty Logic)