There are many websites that provide information on both formal and informal fallacies. One of the most interesting is the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (entry on "Fallacies")

(http://www.iep.utm.edu)

Visit this site and peruse the fallacies. If there is no corresponding fallacy, don't worry about it; the purpose of this activity is to acquaint you with some alternative explanations of the fallacies in the text. After you feel comfortable recognizing fallacies of failed induction and presumption, your assignment is the following: Find one video or cartoon example of one of these fallacies on the Web. The example must take the form of a video/cartoon (check out YouTube, for instance, or search for the fallacies in cartoon banks). The Cartoon Network, Family Guy, Stephen Colbert, or even just plain old cartoon websites are good places to look. Once you've located the example, paste in a link to the file (embed it) in your Discussion Board thread. Finally, explain why you think this is a good example of the fallacy.

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