15 Aug Philosophical Reflection
For Reflection #1 we will focus on specific skills required for philosophical thinking. From the possible three questions below, you must complete at least TWO to receive full credit for your reflection. The three possible questions are in bold at the top of the page. Below the questions, I have included additional information by way of a philosophical explanation to make answering each question easier for you! Please take a moment to carefully read the philosophical explanation so that you can get full credit for this assignment.
1. Pick one of the following logical fallacies (straw man, begging the question, ad hominem, post hoc, false dichotomy, appeal to authority, equivocation, or hasty generalization) and search social media for an example of this fallacy in action. Once you have found an example of this fallacy, please 1) take a screenshot of the fallacy to submit for your reflection and then 2) explain how this example fits the criteria of whatever particular fallacy you are doing, and 3) what steps you would need to take in order to fix the logical fallacy (that is to make this a good, coherent argument.)
2. Find a letter to the editor (or an opinion piece) on an issue you care about: sports, politics, arts, a local cause, a school or person, etc. [This can be most any news source or blog, etc. so long as whatever source you use has an editor!] After copying the link (or taking a screenshot of the letter) please analyze the argument following the steps explained below.
3. Create a thought experiment to prove a philosophical intuition you have about something. Please review the examples below if you need help sorting out how to write a thought experiment.
