{"id":1282,"date":"2020-03-13T17:19:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T17:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/irsc-english\/chapter\/video-critical-thinking-and-logical-fallacies\/"},"modified":"2020-03-13T19:14:34","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T19:14:34","slug":"video-critical-thinking-and-logical-fallacies","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/irsc-english\/chapter\/video-critical-thinking-and-logical-fallacies\/","title":{"raw":"Critical Thinking and Logical Fallacies","rendered":"Critical Thinking and Logical Fallacies"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify logical fallacies<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nMany of the texts you'll read in college will rely heavily on logical arguments. \u00a0Logic is highly valued as a way of persuading readers, since it can be confirmed to be true.\r\n\r\nHowever, logic can be used badly. \u00a0When you're 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readers, since it can be confirmed to be true.<\/p>\n<p>However, logic can be used badly. \u00a0When you&#8217;re reading, you&#8217;ll want to be able to pick out bad logic as well as good logic. \u00a0This video series helps us identify different types of &#8220;bad logic&#8221; in reading we might encounter.<\/p>\n<h2>Broken Logic<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Critical Thinking Part 1: A Valuable Argument\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iSZ3BUru59A?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>The Man Who Was Made of Straw<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-2\" title=\"Critical Thinking Part 3: The Man Who Was Made of Straw\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kgdDK4XMpm0?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Getting Personal<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-3\" title=\"Critical Thinking Part 4: Getting Personal\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W_veZ24nC3g?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>The Gambler&#8217;s Fallacy<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-4\" title=\"Critical Thinking Part 5: The Gambler&#39;s Fallacy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K8SkCh-n4rw?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have you encountered these types of bad logic, also called <strong>fallacies<\/strong>, in reading you&#8217;ve done so far? \u00a0Once you&#8217;re aware of them, they start to appear before your eyes, in text and in advertising of all types.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div 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