Unit 12 Week 12 Critical thinking & Fallacies
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1.
Master the types of fallacies in debate;
2.
Grasp the definition and the features of fallacies;
3.
Understand theToulmin Model;
4.
Talk briefly about his /her own understanding of logical fallacy in ads;
5.
Think critically and creatively through in-depth discussions.
Preparation Work:
1.
Preview the probable fallacy in debate and study the new words and
expressions with the help of the dictionary.
2.
Check in-class flow sheets. See if you can spot any fallacies.
Teaching procedure and contents:
I. Warming-up Activities
1.
Ask the students to recall the definition of debate and format of different
debates. (5 minutes)
2.
Ask students to talk about their own understanding fallacies, note down the
difference between the student’s idea and the author’s; (10 minutes)
II. Detailed Study
For the study of the fallacies on debate, the teacher should
3.
Present Retrospection of Debate: Love of Exchange of Idea and Mental
Gymnastics
4.
Clarify that debate is NOT just a discussion between two sides. Rather, it is
a contest in which each side is trying to win by presenting a better argument
and making the other team’s argument look less reasonable or weak.
5.
Elaborate the criteria of a good argument
6.
Offer the definition of fallacy and elaborate the fallacies in claims, grounds
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and warrant.
Case study of fallacies
Follow-up Activities/Homework:
1. Look for advertisements in magazines and newspapers. See if you can spot any fallacies.
2 Find more information on internet about logical fallacy;
3.Find more information on internet about Chinese logical fallacy;
Teaching References
1. Stephen E. Lucas, The Art of Public Speaking, 8th ed. Foreign Language
Teaching and Research Press, 2004, ISBN7-5600-4453-0/G.2337
2.James C.McCroskey, An Introduction to Rhetorical Communication, Boston:
Allyn and Bacon, 2000
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