ISRP Day 5, 2/24/2014

(Just a reminder: check the date and title to make sure that this is the assignment for which you are looking. I write in the past tense even when the class hasn't yet happened).

Today, we discussed how the homework went: the successes and failures, what it was like. I collected the journal entries.

I presented this blog entry on psychological tricks that the Stoics used to modify their behavior that modern research seems to support.

Then we talked about logical fallacies; I introduced the idea, gave some examples, and we looked at this poster.

Your homework is to pick (your grade - 3) fallacies* you find interesting - the poster is a good place to look for some. Type out the name and a description of the fallacies. Put them into your own words. Give an example of them - that is, a pretend conversation in which they appear. To be clear - this assignment should be typed. If you can, print it. If not, email it to me, and make sure the subject of the email clearly identifies the assignment.

*[What does (your grade - 3) fallacies mean? Well, that depends what grade you are in:
6th grade: 6-3 fallacies = 3 fallacies
7th grade: 7-3 = 4 fallacies...
etc]

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