English 9

Third Quarter – Module 3

FAULTY LOGIC, UNSUPPORTED FACTS AND EMOTIONAL
APPEAL
Name of Student: _____________________________________ Grade Level: ____________________
Name of Teacher: _____________________________________ Section: ________________________
SIMPLIFIED MELC-BASED BUDGET OF LESSON

February 1-5, 2021

MELCs:
1. Recognize faulty logic, unsupported facts and emotional appeal.
Duration:
5 days
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
 When was  What makes  What do you  Does  Why is it
the last time a logical mean by emotional necessary to
you lied to reasoning unsupported appeal help in recognize
your friend faulty? facts? promoting ads faulty logic,
because you  What are the and products? unsupported
are hiding examples of facts and
something? faulty logic? Activity: Activity: emotional
 Did you use appeal?
logical Identify Create (3)
reasoning to Activity: whether the given examples about Activity:
him/her? statements are faulty logic, Create your
Read and faulty logic, unsupported own theme for
study the unsupported facts and your slogan
Activity: definition of facts and emotional appeal. about
faulty logic and emotional appeal. Make sure to EMOTIONAL
Study the its examples. write it in your APPEAL. It can
following own words. be drawn or in
illustrations digital. Write 5
and write your or more
observations sentences for
after. your
explanation
about the
slogan.

INTRODUCTION

This lesson allows you to go on an exploration that will create better appreciation and
association concerning individuals with various belief or non-belief perceptions in order to
promote openness and transparency as a venue to share and connect to the world. We live
to tell our story and to maintain a sense of wellbeing. Most of the things that happen in our
lives can have impact on how we feel, both positively and negatively.
This lesson allows you to go on to an
exploration that will create better
appreciation
and association concerning individuals with
various belief or non-belief perceptions in
order to
promote openness and transparency as a
venue to share and connect to the world. We
live to
tell our story and to maintain a sense of
wellbeing. Most of the things that happen in
our lives
can have impact on how we feel, both
positively and negatively.

“Your work is going to fill a large part

of your life, and the only way to be truly
satisfied
is to do what reat work. And the only way
to do great work is to love what you do. If
you
haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't
settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll
know
 when you
find it.”
-Steve Jobs

Study the following illustrations and write your

observations after.
1 2
3
Guide Questions:
1. What do you think is the first illustration?
2. What does the second illustration implies?
3. What about the third illustration? Does it remind you of
something?

WHAT IS FAULTY LOGIC, UNSUPPORTED FACTS AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL?

Breakdown:
a) LOGIC – is the use and study of valid reasoning.
b) FAULTY - (of reasoning and other mental processes) mistaken or misleading
because of flaws.
c) FACTS – something that has really occurred or is actually the case.
d) APPEAL - the power of arousing a sympathetic response. 

FAULTY LOGIC
Describes poor reasoning, such as the use of fallacious arguments like
personal (ad hominem) attacks, irrelevancies, analogies.

Example: They fall into three main types:

 Distraction; Ambiguity; and Form.
1. Fallacies of Distraction
Ad baculum (Veiled threat): "to the stick":  - threatening an opponent if they don’t
agree with you; - 
Example: "If you don’t agree with me you’ll get hurt!"

2. Fallacies of Ambiguity
Division: assuming that what is true of whole must be true of the parts; -
Example: "The Lakers are a great team, so every player must be great too."

3. Fallacies of Form
Post hoc ergo propter hoc (False cause): "after this, therefore because of this;" -
assuming that a temporal sequence proves a causal relationship; - 
Example: "I saw a great movie before my test; that must be why I did so well."
 UNSUPPORTED FACTS
Technically, facts are those things that have occurred in reality. However,
unsupported facts are those facts claimed by an individual or a group of
individuals that have actually occurred but were unable to provide sufficient
evidence to support their claim.
 
In addition, unsupported facts can also be, or actually have been seen to
have took place but, then there is an existing contention that a certain event really
have not took place.

Example:
Evolution is a proven fact. (really, so prove it!)

EMOTIONAL APPEALS

An emotional appeal is a method of persuasion that's designed to create

an emotional response. Emotional appeals persuade audiences by arousing the
emotions. They refer to the speaker or writer’s goal of arousing the emotions of an
audience to move them to act.

Example:
 Emotional appeals are especially prevalent in advertising. When fashion
magazines play on our insecurities about body image, they're using emotional
appeals. When political ads play on our fears, telling us that voting for someone
will lead to financial ruin or wars, they're using emotional appeals. 

A. Identify whether the given statements are faulty logic, unsupported facts and
emotional appeal.
1. Young men in Britain between the ages of 18 and 25 drink too much alcohol.
2. A telephone company ad shows a small sweet grandmother sitting patiently by the
phone waiting for her loved ones to call.
3. As mayor, my top priority will be improving education. So my first act of office will be
to cut funding for our public schools.
4. “You must buy a lottery ticket or you will not win the lottery,” and later concluded.
“Since you bought a ticket, you will win the lottery”.
5. Joana said you smell bad.
6. A principal who talks with his faculty about doing the right things to support students
just before he asks for a volunteer to lead the after-school science club.
7. A politician who argues that the other party is going to cut spending and that will have
a negative impact on grandmothers living on social security.
8. The cause of the Civil War was slavery.
9. I hated the movie because it was the worst movie I ever saw.
10. I argued with Mr. Pitt before I turned in my homework, so I got a bad grade on my
paper.
B. Create (3) examples about faulty logic, unsupported facts and emotional appeal.
Make sure to write it in your own words.
Create your own theme for your slogan about EMOTIONAL APPEAL. It can be drawn
or in digital. Write 5 or more sentences for your explanation about the slogan. Make
sure it’s your own piece, not copied from the internet. You are graded according to
the rubric.

ORIGINALITY – 10
THEME – 15
CREATIVITY – 10
________
35 pts.

 Why is it necessary to recognize faulty logic, unsupported facts and emotional

appeal?

REFERENCES
(APA Style)

https://brainly.ph/question/1162759
https://www.slideshare.net/chinitaewican5/despite-differences-in-point-of-view
https://www.academia.edu/35617827/Daily_Lesson_Log_English_Fallacy_
https://www.midlandisd.net/cms/lib01/TX01000898/Centricity/Domain/129/COUCH
%20PPT.pdf
https://study.com/academy/lesson/logical-fallacies-appeals-to-ignorance-emotion-or-
popularity.html
https://www.studocu.com/en-us/document/northeastern-university/english-literature-
2/lecture-notes/module-lesson-3-not-necessary/7332696/view

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 English 9
Third Quarter – Module 3
FAULTY LOGIC, UNSUPPORTED FACTS AND EMOTIONAL
APPEAL
Name of Student: _____________________________________ Grade Level: ____________________
Name of Teacher: _____________________________________ Section: ________________________
ANSWER SHEET

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3. 8.

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5. 10.

B.
Faulty Logic Unsupported Facts Emotional Appeal

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