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.

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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
1.
2.
3.

Unsupported Facts
1.
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)