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A friend is running for class president, and they have asked you to read through their speech to look for fallacies before they deliver it to the school. Read this fallacy-filled speech and then complete the table below. The bolded sentences contain logical fallacies.
Thank you for being here today. I stand in front of you to explain why I am the best candidate for class president. [1] To begin, my opponent says they have your best interests at heart, but how can that be true when they are lazy and unpleasant? I don’t think that’s the type of person you want representing our class. I am hard-working and want to make the school a better place. I’d like to begin with our recycling efforts. [2]One time, I saw a student place their plastic water bottle in the trash can instead of the recycling bin, and this clearly means that we have a recycling problem at our school. I will begin a school-wide recycling contest where the grade that recycles the most wins a pizza party. [3]My opponent will say that recycling isn’t an issue here, but that’s just because they don’t care about the sea turtles or other marine life affected by plastic in the oceans. I, on the other hand, sincerely do care. [4]Anyways, everybody knows that voting for me is the right thing to do because, well, everybody is doing it! I hope you vote on the side that will stand up for what is right. [5]If I don’t get your vote, imagine what could happen: there is no one to improve the school’s recycling program, which means that tons of plastic will end up in the trash, leading to our school being overflowing with waste, the sea animals will perish, and we’ll be the laughingstock of all the schools in the area!
Directions: Using the table, identify the logical fallacy present in the numbered sentences from the speech. The logical fallacy reference sheet can be found below. Then, rewrite the sentence from the speech so that it uses facts and evidence instead of flawed logic.
Fallacy #
[1-5] from speech above Logical Fallacy Used
(ad hominem, bandwagon,
hasty generalization, strawman, or slippery slope) Rewrite the sentence without a logical fallacy.
(Replace the flawed logic with facts or evidence)
Example false analogy
Being class president can’t be any different from being babysitting, because I am in charge of others. I have plenty of experience in leading with responsibility. For example, I have been babysitting for one year and am also president of the school recycling club.
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