Discussion 1 Unit 4 Ad Hominem fallacy The ad hominem fallacy makes an inappropriate reference to a person’s character or behavior. How can you distinguish between an inappropriate ad hominem attack and an appropriate use of evidence. Provide an example of a situation where making a reference to a person’s behavior or character might be appropriate, and probably would not be ad hominem Discussion 2 Advertisement Find an advertisement (print, online, the radio, or on television) that uses at least two of the fallacies from the unit. Explain what you have seen and/or heard. Provide a link, if possible. Identify and explain the fallacies in the advertisement?Why are these fallacies used in the argument? Discussion 3 Unit 5 Assumptions What are three key assumptions that you often make about the world, people, reason, etc.? How do these assumptions influence the implications and inferences you use in argument? What assumptions did you once make that you had to later reject? Discussion 4 Unit 6 Reliability of Websites Pick a website you commonly visit and describe it. Are you confident you know who the author is? How reliable is the information on the website? What are some practical strategies for testing the reliability of evidence online? Discussion 5 unit 7 Visual Image Analysis Choose a photograph from a newspaper or news magazine. Explain and describe the visual image in your own words. Does the visual image make an argument? Would the visual image persuade a reasonable person or does the image employ fallacious reasoning? ...

1. Discussion 1 Unit 4
Ad Hominem fallacy
The
ad hominem
fallacy makes an inappropriate reference to a person’s
character or behavior. How can you distinguish between an
inappropriate ad hominem attack and an appropriate use of
evidence. Provide an example of a situation where making a
reference to a person’s behavior or character might be
appropriate, and probably would not be
ad hominem
Discussion 2
Advertisement
Find an advertisement (print, online, the radio, or on television)
that uses at least two of the fallacies from the unit. Explain
what you have seen and/or heard. Provide a link, if possible.
Identify and explain the fallacies in the advertisement?Why are
these fallacies used in the argument?
Discussion 3 Unit 5

2. Assumptions
What are three key assumptions that you often make about the
world, people, reason, etc.? How do these assumptions influence
the implications and inferences you use in argument? What
assumptions did you once make that you had to later reject?
Discussion 4 Unit 6
Reliability of Websites
Pick a website you commonly visit and describe it. Are you
confident you know who the author is? How reliable is the
information on the website? What are some practical strategies
for testing the reliability of evidence online?
Discussion 5 unit 7
Visual Image Analysis
Choose a photograph from a newspaper or news magazine.
Explain and describe the visual image in your own words. Does
the visual image make an argument? Would the visual image
persuade a reasonable person or does the image employ
fallacious reasoning?