Assignments

Due Thursday, February 13
40 Points
Read through the list of Fallacious Arguments. Then do these things:
1. Find a piece of writing or advertisement that exhibits two of these arguments. 

2. Post it on your blog, and write a detailed analysis of how the tactics are present in the writing. You should state where exactly the fallacies occur, and examine how this is aiding the writing in its purpose.
3. Design a piece of your own writing/advertising that includes two of the fallacious arguments.  It should be at least a paragraph long, and you shouldput the fallacious argument in bold to make it clear to the reader.  

This should also be done on your blog.

4. Title the post "Fallacious Arguments."

Due Monday, February 10
30 Points
1. Read through the two sites linked above.
2. Go to Google and type in "Genetic Disorders"
3. Pick one of the websites in your search results and begin to analyze it using criteria you learned from the links above.
4. Type your results to each of the criteria in the "Website Evaluation Form" located in the class dropbox.
5. Resave your typed document as "Website Evaluation Form (your name)" in the class dropbox.

You should include information about: Scope, Audience, Timeliness, Authority, Documentation, Objectivity, Primary vs. Secondary Source, and Reference Sources
Due Wednesday, February 5
30 points
-Choose two points from the "Global Warming" post, and argue against them
-Credit two sources that disprove the points you chose from the post