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Case 13 of 20 ยท Arguments & Debate

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Logical Fallacy Spotter

Logical Fallacy Spotter
๐Ÿ”ŽCase Brief #13

๐Ÿ•๐Ÿฆ If you could only eat ONE food forever, what would it be.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Spot the strongest argument.

โšก The twist

Find the weakness in the argument you agree with.

What You'll Learn

๐Ÿ’ฌ Let's Think & Play! Touch your head โ€” that's where your brain lives! ๐Ÿง  Today's adventure: catching reasoning errors in debates! Here's what we'll do: ๐Ÿ–๏ธ LOOK at the fun activity below ๐Ÿค” THINK about what you see ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ TALK about your ideas with someone โœ๏ธ TRY the challenge โ€” there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! ๐Ÿ’ช Let's go! โฌ‡๏ธ

Key Concept: Catching reasoning errors in debates

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Think About This

๐Ÿ•๐Ÿฆ If you could only eat ONE food forever, what would it be? Convince your friend your choice is better!

Thinking Steps

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๐Ÿ” Search!

Read the question carefully. What is it asking you?

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๐Ÿ’ก Ideas!

Think of TWO possible answers. Don't pick yet!

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๐ŸŽฏ Choose!

Now pick the best one. Why did you pick it?

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๐Ÿชž Reflect!

Were you right? That's great! Were you wrong? That's great too โ€” you learned!

Key Points

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Master catching reasoning errors in debates

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Apply arguments & debate in real situations

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Build habits of arguments & debate

Key Vocabulary

Listen

Paying attention to what someone else says

Reason

The 'WHY' behind what you think

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Why This Matters in Real Life

When you tell Mom WHY you want something, you're making an argument! 'I want juice BECAUSE I'm thirsty!' ๐Ÿงƒ

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

  • 1Can you teach a stuffed animal about catching reasoning errors in debates? They're a great audience! ๐Ÿงธ
  • 2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs โ€” up ๐Ÿ‘ or down ๐Ÿ‘Ž!
  • 3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! ๐ŸŽจ

Solve the Case

Case 1

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๐Ÿฑ or ๐Ÿถ โ€” ONE right answer?

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

In your next disagreement, repeat back what the other person said before replying.

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For the dinner table

โ€œWhen is it OK to disagree โ€” and how?โ€

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