logical fallacy and logical reasoning

Examples of genre in writing

• Essay

• narrative

• metaphor

• simile

Determining whether to use formal or informal writing is an example of appealing to ____

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

rewrite the following passage by adding more details to strengthen the argument

"Kids our age like computers and phones. Doctors say kids need more exercise, but many kids don't want to because they would rather use their phones. Many kids who play team sports use their phones less often. Sadly not everyone likes to play in teams. Taking a martial-arts class is a fun sport that doesn't use teams. Kids who practice this can get better at physical fitness, thinking, and working with others."

_____ is when you add detail that doesn't help your argument

What is platos tripart soul?

what type of argument uses premises to prove a conclusion?

• deductive

• inductive

• fallacies

• reductive

Entailment is when to pieces of evidence being factually linked leads to the proof a conclusion. Which of the following is a good example of entailment?

• All dairy products come from milk

  Cheese comes from milk

  Cheese is a dairy product

• Cheese is a dairy product

  Cheese is made from milk

  yogurt is made from milk

  yogurt must be a dairy product

• most strong men exercise

  Jerry exercise

  Jerry must be strong

what is the difference between validity and truth?

10 of the last 14 marathon winners have been African. Africans must all be great athletes!

• ad hominem

• slippery slope

• strawman

• hasty generalization

Are you going to college or will you just be a failure?

• false dichotomy

• hasty generalization

• ad hominem

• strawman