Week 6 Discussion: Fallacy or No Fallacy?

Step 1 Consider different fallacy forms.

• What does it mean for an argument to be a fallacy?
• What is the difference between a formal fallacy and an informal fallacy?

Step 2 Research examples of fallacies and post findings.

Using your course materials and the Internet, research an example of each fallacy type listed below. Post a description of your fallacy example to the discussion board. Recognize the fallacies being presented in your example, as your classmates will need to identify these in Step 3:

• A formal fallacy
• An informal fallacy
• An ad populum fallacy
• A red herring fallacy.