Lesson 5: Going Deeper: Logical Fallacies
In this lesson students will learn about logical fallacies, how to identify them and how to avoid them in order to strengthen their own writing.
Skills
Persuasive Writing
Learning Tools
Graphic Organizer
Video
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
College, Career, and Civic Life Framework (C3)
D4.4.6-8.
Critique arguments for credibility
D3.4.6-8.
Develop claims and counterclaims while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both.