Exploring Problems

Debating in the Discipline

A Few Debates to Consider:

• Performance Drug Use in Sports
• The Ethics of Bio-engineered Organs
• Police Action & Public Reaction
• Health Care Practices & Malpractice Suits

Brainstorming

The Believing & Doubting Game

Evaluating Arguments

• How can you evaluate an argument?
• What kinds of evidence is the best for support?
• How should you deal with counterarguments?

Academic Applications of the Rhetorical Situation

Angles of Vision

Common Fallacies

• False Cause
• Hasty Generalization
• Either/Or Reasoning
• Ad Hominem
• False Authority

Argument Analysis

• Watch the video
• Complete the analysis
• Check for fallacies
• Analyze counter-arguments