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A fallacy is an argument that sounds convincing but has a mistake in its reasoning. Attacking the person criticises the speaker instead of the idea (“Ignore Meera’s plan — she is always late”). Everyone does it says something is right because many people do it. A slippery slope claims one small step will surely lead to disaster. A false either/or pretends there are only two choices when there are more.
✓ You passed this lesson’s test.
Name the broken step — “find where the reasoning goes wrong and name it calmly”
Use it for: Listening to the other side in a debate, judging adverts and forwards, and checking your own arguments.
Check: Practise aloud: make up one example of each fallacy about school lunch and explain to a partner what is wrong with each ✓
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20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.
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