Today you all presented your essays, giving Mr. Wright a written copy of your persuasive essay / research paper. We finished with the Argument by Pigheadedness Fallacy. Example: Notes from today:
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Today you worked on finishing your Draft Persuasive Essays, and then gave each other feedback on those. We also looked at the Silent Argument Fallacy:
Today we planned on giving each other feedback on our persuasive essays that we've been working on, but delayed that till next time. Then we read and discussed a bit more about creating arguments. We also talked about the Appeal to Authority Fallacy, and then used the rest of the time to revise our essays / speeches.
As mentioned before, we'll be writing a persuasive essay, in a form similar to our debate formats, to give you practice for our final event. See a few I found:
Today we continued our research paper regarding the topics of immigration, gun control, and social media usage. We also began looking into some persuasive writing contests that you as a class could enter. Here are a few ideas:
The Fallacy of the Day is Red Herring
Today we started working on our first Persuasive Research Report. You could pick from one of the following topics:
Here's the info / assignment for the research paper:
Today we again practiced gathering evidence to support our ideas / arguments, and also learned a bit more about rhetoric, aka the art / study of effective persuasive communication. We'll be looking at this in great detail over the next few weeks, as it will help you to be a better writer, as well as a better debater. Reading we did in class: Writing and Rhetoric, pp 1-6
Fallacy of the Day:
Today we introduced the class, and we got to know one another a bit better! We also had a chance to overview the disclosure doc, and talked about some interesting and intriguing topics. We discussed the issue of internet comment boards, and whether they ought to be censored or not. It was a lively discussion, and I am looking forward to more of the same! Huzzah! Below are the notes from today, and don't forget to get your disclosure doc signed!
Notes, etc: Below:
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About the Class:Scope & Sequence Document Archives
May 2019
Homework List:Assigned: D3 Due: ~D7:
Research Paper & Presentation
Assigned: D1 Due: D2:
Disclosure Doc. Reviewed & Signed:
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