Step 1. Review a few web resources on fallacies

Step 2. Find an online example of a fallacy contained in a cartoon or video.

Step 3. Once you've located the example, reconstruct the fallacy from the video or cartoon using standard format (P1, P2, etc., /C). You can refer back to the Logically Fallacious site, which we used in Unit 7 discussion to find additional examples and logical forms for your fallacies. Embed the multi-media example on the Discussion Forum (or you can paste in the link), and include your reconstruction and analysis. Be sure to address the following:

Clearly state the fallacy your example represents.

Share your reconstructed fallacy. Make sure to present the full argument suggested by the video, image or cartoon by identifying its implicit premise(s) and conclusion.

Explain why you think this is a good example of the fallacy.

Step 4.

Read and respond to other students' posts with substantial comments that answer these questions:

Do you think their reconstruction of the fallacy is well done? If not, how would you reconstruct it?

Do you think their example represents the fallacy they claimed to detect? If not, what fallacy do you think it represents?

What variations on their fallacy have you encountered, if any? Or have you seen their example somewhere before and were you aware that it represented a fallacy?

Do you have any questions for them regarding the content of their example or about their process of identifying the fallacy?