Week 10: Extra Credit - Logical Fallacies and Critical Thinking about "News Stories"

Golden Gate University https://ggu.libguides.com/c.php?g=810754&p=5785291 Links to an external site.

 

Logical Fallacies Links to an external site. (Purdue Online Writing Lab) 

Logical Fallacies Links to an external site. Excelsior Online Writing Lab)

Climate Change Debate: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Links to an external site.  (4:26)
Warning: Some might find the language strong

Top 10 Logical Fallacies Links to an external site.   (6:55)

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This handout applies logical fallacies to the "News". After learning about logical fallacies and reviewing this list, have you experienced any of these when talking to friends or family? 

8 Ways that Critical Thinkers Know When a "News Story" is Unreliable, Disreputable, or Embarrassing to Share Download 8 Ways that Critical Thinkers Know When a "News Story" is Unreliable, Disreputable, or Embarrassing to Share   Open the link to download the handout.