Part one:
Using the links below, view the Presidential and Vice-Presidential debates. You do not have to watch the entire debate. Find a total of at least five fallacies given by the candidates. Explain why the statements are fallacious and tell which type of fallacy the candidate is using. Find at least one fallacy for each candidate. You do not need to watch the entire debate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v＝fX79e-0RiRU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v＝GonXpUbJbz4
Link to textbook describing fallacies: https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Philosophy/Critical_Reasoning_and_Writing_(Levin_et_al.)/03%3A_Informal_Fallacies_-_Mistakes_in_Reasoning/3.01%3A_Classification_of_Fallacies_-_All_the_Ways_we_Say_Things_Wrong
Part two of assignment: Using the text of an essay you have written, find at least two fallacies you inadvertently presented. Explain what types of fallacies they are, and discuss how you could correct the claims to make a more effective argument. I will attach the essay
The post Title: Fallacies in Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debates and Personal Writing
Part one:
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