Persuasive Texts and Analyzing Arguments
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You will be broken up into five teams. Each team member will be responsible for his/her own notes – you may break your section into fives and then teach each other what you have learned to help you complete your notes, but you must each have complete notes of your own. For each section you must have examples, as delineated below. As a team, you will present your information to your classmates, including examples, while they take notes. All class members will subsequently have comprehensive notes on all five sections.
NOTE: Each team member will have to stand and present his/her explanation to the class. You will choose team members to present the examples.
Team 1 – Analyzing an Argument - Page R19, Section 5.1
Thoroughly cover all five aspects for explanation to your classmates, and create an example for each of the five aspects following the models provided. You do not need to read the text in the yellow box, yet.
Team 2 – Recognizing Persuasive Techniques – Page R20, Section 5.2
Thoroughly cover all seven aspects for explanation to your classmates, and provide an example for each of the seven aspects following the models provided. You do not need to read the text in the yellow box, yet.
Team 3 – Analyzing Logic and Reason – Pages R20-21, Section 5.3
Thoroughly cover both Inductive and Deductive Reasoning for explanation to your classmates and, as a team, create an example for Inductive Reasoning and an example for Deductive Reasoning. You must also thoroughly explain the Strategies for Determining the Soundness of Deductive Arguments. You do not need to read the text in the yellow box, yet.
Team 4 – Identifying Faulty Reasoning – Page R22
Thoroughly cover each of the eleven Types of Fallacies listed for explanation to your classmates, and create an example for each Type following the models provided.
Team 5 – Evaluating Persuasive Texts – Page R23, Section 5.4
Thoroughly cover Bias, Loaded Language, and Propaganda, as well as all aspects of the Strategies for Evaluating Evidence,for explanation to your classmates. Create examples for a Biased argument, an argument using Loaded Language, and an example for Propaganda. You do not need to read the text in the yellow box, yet.
ALL STUDENTS MUST READ PAGE R24 ON THEIR OWN. You do not need to read the text in the yellow box, yet.