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Grade 8, Reading Std #: 3.12 Recognize fallacies of logic and judge strength of argument. Recognize faulty logic in one or more passages. Evaluate faulty logic in one or more passages. Recognize the strength(s) or weakness(es) of argument(s) in one or more passages. Evaluate the strength(s) or weakness(es) of argument(s) in one or more passages. Recognize terminology used by an author to strengthen argument(s), but not label or define the terminology. AHSGE Standard III - The student will apply critical analysis strategies and judge texts critically to comprehend passages from textual, functional, and recreational reading material.

Lesson Plans: Political Commercials: Leading or Misleading Voters Learning elements of logic within political commercials Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Writing An Argument Developing support for an argument Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Alabama Lesson Plans User-friendly "Search" feature PDF document

Resources: The doctor who refused to treat Faulty Assumptions Writing Persuasively Expose faulty reasoning Purdue Online Writing Lab Fallacies Exercise Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (T) See ESL Logic Puzzle for activities for transitional students.
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