Title

S001B

Sociology

Introduction

Step 1: What is an Argument?

Step 2: Recognizing Argument Structure

Step 3: Spotting Conclusion and Reasons

Step 4: Short Practice Exercises

Step 5: Essay Exercise

WWW tutorial

http://commhum.mccneb.edu/argument/summary.htm

Title

S001C

Sociology

1. A DEFINITION of the term "fallacy," and a discussion of the nature of fallacious reasoning.

2. A brief HISTORY of the study of fallacies, from the ancient Greeks to the present. (Currently in preparation.)

3. An explanation of the PRINCIPLES that I use to classify and organize fallacies.

4. A table on which the FALLACIES themselves are organized according to their classification. Click on the class name for a list of fallacies included in that class. Click on each fallacy to see an explanation of that fallacy, a couple pithy examples, a discussion of why we sometimes find that fallacy to be persuasive, and in most cases a source indicating who first described and/or named the fallacy.

5. Lots of EXERCISES to give students practice in identifying fallacies, broken into three convenient units.

6. A BIBLIOGRAPHY of print sources and websites.

7. An INDEX in which fallacy names and other terminology are listed in alphabetical order, with appropriate hyper-links.

WWW tutorial

http://www.cuyamaca.net/bruce.thompson/Fallacies/intro_fallacies.asp