Discussions play an integral role in monitoring your course participation throughout the term. You should check back to the weekly discussions multiple times throughout the week to engage in the discussion with your professor and peers. Participation is only counted during the week in which this discussion is assigned. Be sure to appropriately cite any sources you use to support your responses with standard APA citations. Answer the prompt question(s) thoroughly using a minimum of 150-200 words.
Pick one fallacy we have studied so far. Your choices are listed below:
· Appeal to Emotion (Week 3)
· Ad Hominem (Week 3)
· Hasty Generalization (Week 3)
· Appeal to False Authority (Week 4)
· Slippery Slope (Week 4)
· Cherry Picking (Week 4)
Following our standard discussion board guidelines and word count requirements, answer these questions below in your initial post:
1. Explain your chosen fallacy in your own words.
2. Share a short real-world example (from an ad, social media, or conversation) of your chosen logical fallacy.
3. Briefly explain how the example you have chosen uses the fallacy to persuade.
4. End your post by suggesting how the argument could be improved without relying on the fallacy.
5. In your peer replies, extend the discussion by either offering a different real-world example of the same fallacy or suggesting another way the argument could be improved to make it more logical and persuasive. Remember to be substantive in your responses to your peers, growing and continuing the conversation with additional ideas to think about.
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