Skilled readers know that any author's argument must be carefully analyzed and evaluated. Assist youngsters in their reading pursuits with a video about logical fallacies, including circular reasoning, straw man arguments, and false causes. Additionally, learners see the difference between stating facts and opinions in the course of an argument.

Concepts

critical reading, reading comprehension, fact and opinion, propaganda techniques, circular reasoning, logical fallacies

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Break up the video at opportune moments to reinforce specific concepts
• Bring in political fliers or advertisements for products, and prompt your class to find the logical fallacies

Classroom Considerations

• The ninth in a 10-video series

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• A good introduction to a unit on logical fallacies and propaganda techniques
• Clear delineates the ways an author's point can be faulty

Cons

• The video is not particularly engaging

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.4.6 RI.4.8 RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.6 RI.5.8 RI.6.1 RI.6.2 RI.6.6 RI.6.8