Logically Speaking -- A Continued Look at Logical Fallacies

Fallacies are common errors in reasoning that undermine our thinking, writing, speaking and above all, the logic of our arguments. This short two week course is to meant to continue our discussions on some of the other common logical fallacies that abound around us. 

Meant to serve as a continuation of the first Logically Speaking course, this session will not cover the history of the famous Logician, Aristotle, but will suppose the participants' knowledge of him. 
This course will dive deeper into other logical fallacies not covered in the first session. Using slides, images and text to understand and discuss definitions of fallacies, the instructor will lead students through a Socratic Style Seminar of understanding definitions before opening up with exercises to check retention. 

This class will cover common fallacies such as:
Class 1: Straw Man, Ad Populum, Ambiguity, Tu Quoque, Burden of Proof and Genetic Fallacy
Class 2: Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc, Logical Paradox, Ad ignorantiam, Appeal to Authority, Ad hoc reasoning, Appeal to tradition. 

Students must be proficient readers to participate. No other prior knowledge is needed. Discussion encouraged from all participants.