Friday, January 23, 2015

Blog #7: Logical Fallacies Conclusions

Due: Friday, January 30
Minimum Words: 300
Links Required: Your Fallacy Video and perhaps your presentation

For this post please embed your group's fallacy video and strongly consider embedding your Fallacy presentation. This is a great chance to turn your blog into a portfolio.

After you include your work, come to some conclusions about how Logical Fallacies relate to problem solving, debates, or influence. If you need help coming to a conclusion or getting started with your writing, please consider to following questions:


  • What has studying logical fallacies taught you about reasoning, debating, and argument.
  • Where have you encountered logical fallacies in your life? 
  • What fallacies do you find yourself using?
  • How can understanding fallacies make you a more prepared thinker or debater?
  • Why do you think logical fallacies are used?
  • How can understanding fallacies help with problem solving?
  • How can people best use debates and discussions to promote problem solving instead of creating deeper divisions? How can understanding logical fallacies relate to this?
  • Why are debates and discussions so difficult sometimes?
  • When have you seen fallacies used correctly?

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Blog #5: Creating Satire

Due Date: Friday, January 16
Minimum Words: 400 - However, other formats may be used
Links: Optional, but helpful if you're going to have fun with the tone in a "real" blog.

What is the biggest rock? This  is the most important question.



Start here for an excellent video that defines what satire is and gets you a head start on how to make your own.

Here's an example of satire, outlining the tortures of Teenage Affluenza.


Jon Stewart, who is a modern master of Satire, explains about his relationship with it here.



Your assignment is to create an original piece of satire on a topic of your choice.

It can be written as an essay, an article, a poem, or a song. It could be performed as a piece of music or speech, it could be a video done alone or with partners. It could take the form of anything you please.

Feel free to label your post as Satire if you are worried about your audience forming the wrong impression about you. However, if you truly want to do this well and have your intended effect, you may want to avoid the label.