Understanding and Analyzing Academic Texts

Facts,Opinion and Misinformation

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GAME TIME!

Two Lies and a Truth

MECHANICS:

Students will think of two lies and a truth about

themselves, then let their classmates guess which one
of those statements is true. The student with most
number of points will get a virtual surprise.
✓FACT
• Objective
• Not influenced by personal feelings or
judgment

✓OPINION
• Subjective
• Based on or influenced by personal
beliefs or feelings

✓INCORRECT INFORMATION
• The opposite of FACT
• False/unreliable information
 Let’s Practice!
State F if it is a fact, O if it is an opinion, and I if it is an incorrect information.
Understanding and Analyzing Academic Texts

Fallacies in Reasoning
 Let’s Think!
1. You noticed that your favourite cup is at the edge of the table .
You will__________________________________________.
 Let’s Think!
2. You smell smoke coming from the kitchen where you are cooking a cup of
rice for an hour now.
You will _________________________________________________________.
 Sound Reasoning

✓ is reasoning that can be easily understood by readers or an

audience.

✓Relevant, specific

✓requires an explanation or rationale

FALLACIES IN REASONING
 Common Fallacies
in Reasoning

✓An argument that distracts

✓Reasoning based on ✓Reaching conclusion the opponent away from
Popularity rather than without enough pieces of the real issue and leads
specific evidence or facts. evidence or further studies. them to an irrelevant issue.
BANDWAGON HASTY GENERALIZATION RED HERRING

✓Reasoning that attacks ✓Presents only two

the person instead of the alternatives and acts as if
issue. there are no other choices.
ATTACK ON A PERSON EITHER OR REASONING
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