Pick TWO or THREE of the following topics (ethos, pathos, logos, and or logical fallacies) and discuss at length whether or n
NEED TO BE YOUR OWN WRITING NOT ANOTHER ESSAY OFF OF GOOGLE
Background: Each and everyday is full of evaluation. Why buy the car? Is buying the car practical? Is this the best car for me? Evaluation is just part of our lives, and we use it to weigh our options, but sometimes we make mistakes in our logic/reasoning (Logical Fallacies).
Prompt: Pick TWO or THREE of the following topics (ethos, pathos, logos, and or logical fallacies) and discuss at length whether or not they are present in your chosen essay, and how they appear in the author’s writing. Do they disrupt the ultimate message of the essay, enhance it, or make it seem skewed? For this essay, you will use an essay from http://www.electricliterature.com (Links to an external site.). If you use the internet one, then you must print it out and write down the citation information because they change all the time. Also, you must use two RCC Library Database sources on Logical Fallacies to back up what you are arguing.
“Mine is Better”
Egocentric Thinking
Ethnocentric Thinking
Poverty of Aspect (Tunnel Vision)
Unwarranted Assumptions
Either/Or Thinking
Mindless Conformity
Confirmation Bias
Double Standard
Hasty Conclusion
Overgeneralization
Stereotyping
Oversimplification
Post Hoc Fallacy
Audience: A scholarly audience that has studied logical fallacies. You are the expert sharing your opinion with other experts, so you are contributing to a larger academic conversation.
Usage Errors: Usage errors will impact your grade. Your essay is expected to be nearly free of errors. This includes:
Correct spelling and word choice
No Sentence Fragments
No Run-Together Sentences
Basic Subject-Verb Agreement
Take the time after you have finished your essay to go over it for last minute grammar and format problems. This is a college class, and errors will negatively affect your grade.
DO NOT:
– Use contractions
– Use “you”
– Use colloquial English (slang)
DO:
– Have a thesis
– Have a strong argument
– Remember your conclusion
– INCLUDE QUOTES
– Keep to MLA format
– Proofread your essay before you submit it.
Format:
When in a Word document, your essay will be 4-6 pages in length, so 1000-2000 words using MLA style (12-point Times New Roman font, double spaced, 1” margins).
