Quarter 2 – Module 2 : DEFENDS A STAND ON AN ISSUE BY PRESENTING
REASONABLE ARGUMENTS SUPPORTED BY PROPERLY CITED FACTUAL EVIDENCES
Vocabularies:
● Stand - viewpoint
● Claims - these are statements that support the author’s stand; ARGUMENT
● Evidences - these are proofs or evidences to strengthen the author’s claim
● Fallacy - an error in reasoning which weakens an argument
● Counterclaims – arguments opposing a stand
A. LOGICAL FALLACIES
What are these logical fallacies? Why is there a need for you to be familiar with it?
LOGICAL FALLACIES are ERRORS IN REASONING that INVALIDATE AN ARGUMENT. As a
critical thinker you have to identify and examine fallacies and manipulative language. It is therefore important
that you know some of the common fallacies.
Study the types of fallacy and its example: