Short presentation about argumentative discourse.

1. ◎Appeals to the reader’s intellect.
◎Presents its contentions through facts,
statistics, and quotes
◎Supported by logical reasoning and
pieces of evidence
Types of Discourse:
ARGUMENTATION

2. Fallacies:
◎“post hoc ergo
propter hoc”
 “after this, therefore
because of this”
 Associated with
superstitious beliefs
◎Non sequitur
◎“it does not follow”
◎A conclusion or
comment unrelated to
a preceding one.

3. ◎Overgeneralization
◎Without sufficient
evidence, you draw a
conclusion about a
group.
◎Ad hominem
argument
◎“against the man”
◎The person is
attacked instead of the
actual issue.
Fallacies: