Politics, Logical Fallacies, and Appeals

These are materials that I used with my AP Language & Composition class. Whenever there was a big local election or a presidential election, I would use that as an opportunity to teach logical fallacies and appeals. It was always a good time to analyze these things in a real world setting.

First I would teach fallacies and appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) and then I would have the kids analyze a debate and write a compare contrast paper. Materials are below.

Logical Fallacies

• Logical Fallacies PowerPoint

• Logical Fallacy Note-taking Guide

• Logical Fallacy Sort w. Examples (Have students cut these up and then match the word to the definition.)

• Note-Taking Guide for Chapter 17 of The Language of Composition (Logical Fallacies

• Logical Fallacy Identification Practice

• Logical Fallacy Quiz # 1 (No answer key.)

• Logical Fallacy Quiz # 2 (No answer key.)

• Logical Fallacy Multiple Choice Quiz (No Answer key.)

Appeals

• Ethos, Pathos, Logos PowerPoint

• Note-Taking Guide for Chapters 2,3, & 4 of The Language of Composition (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)

There are more ethos, pathos, logos documents in my Julius Caesar post.

Analysis Assignments

• Presidential Debate Analysis Graphic Organizer

• Democratic Debate Discussion

• Debate Compare/Contrast Paper w. Graphic Organizers and Rubric

• Editorial Analysis Assignment Sheet

• Identifying Logical Fallacies in Editorials

I hope these materials are helpful to you!