Creative Fallacies!
Time to unleash the wild and crazy imagination
that is caged up inside you.
For this assignment, you will create a short writing piece that highlights the use of some of the fallacies we have
covered this week and last.
You must think of the most outlandish, the most unrealistic favor that you would ask of someone else (friend,
neighbor, stranger, whomever you can think of) and write the note/letter you would send to convince them to do that
favor for you. The more creative you are in the construction of the note and in the use of the fallacies, the better!
Requirements:
You must include examples of 5 of the fallacies we have covered. They must be labelled and highlighted or
underlined, and if they are not clear - then there should be a brief explanation to ensure you are using them correctly.
The list of fallacies you have available to you are below. After you meet the required 5, additional fallacies can be
used and identified for extra credit.
Fallacies to choose from:
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Non-Sequitur
Circular Logic
Caricatures
False Authority
Leading Questions
False Assumptions
Red Herring
Exaggeration
Scare Tactics
Slippery Slope
Length/Formatting: black ink only; one side of the paper only; 1” margins on all sides; MLA heading; 300-400 words.
This is about two full sheets of paper. You must provide a word count at middle and bottom of each page in the right
margin.
Highlight or underline the fallacies and make a note in the left margin to identify them
Due Date: Next Thursday, 27 January, at the beginning of class.
There may be some time in class on Friday to work on this after you have read through the handout on modes of
appeals.