Logic in Writing

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• Questions?
• Plagiarism
  • What’s wrong with it?
    • Appropriating rewards for academic work
    • False impression of plagiarist’s expertise
    • Academia relies on academic honesty
• Logic and Argument
  • “Logic in Argumentative Writing” summary
    • Syllogisms
      • Premises
        • Facts
        • Implications
      • Conclusion
    • Writing with syllogisms
      • Premises need to be established with evidence
      • Writing isn’t as dense as textbook examples of syllogisms are
    • Logical fallacies
  • Examples of logical fallacies
    • From “The Fallacy Files” (http://www.fallacyfiles.org/)
• Going beyond logic
  • Rhetoric = art/science of persuasion
  • Aristotle’s rhetoric
    • Logos = text of argument, especially its reasoning
    • Pathos = audience’s reaction to argument, emotion
    • Ethos = author’s characteristics, e.g., authority, trustworthiness, etc.
• Next
  • Peer review Enigma drafts
  • Bring 3 copies of draft to class
  • Email me one copy before class

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