Logical Fallacies, Thursday, Period 3

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Today there was iced coffee on the desk; it was far too hot for the regular kind. "So, I'm sure that any of you who are familiar with modern politics has heard of the slippery slope argument. It's entirely possible you've heard of it even if you don't follow modern politics. It's a common logical fallacy and such things transcend time and place."

"The slippery slope uses a kind of visual metaphor; once a rock is dropped down the slope, it will keep falling until it hits the bottom. In an argument, this is likened to a single idea or action that, once implemented, will continue to move towards a much bigger, negative conclusion. However, this chain cannot be linked together by facts or logic. For example, in the current debate about same-sex marriage, some politicians against such measures claim that once two people of the same sex are given the right to marry, then we are opening the door to three people marrying, incestuous marriages, and even inter-species marriages." Cindy rolled her eyes a bit. "Regardless of how you feel about the issue at hand, there's no cause for such sloppy and fallacious arguments."

"Not all arguments that suggest one action will lead to another is fallacious. If one can logically prove that Action A will lead to B, and Action B will lead to C, then saying Action A will lead to C is just the transitive property at work. For example, arguing that drinking my coffee will get me caffeinated and being caffeinated will keep me up all night, therefore, drinking my coffee will keep me up all night is accurate, assuming all three arguments were true. If, however, I wasn't particularly susceptible to caffeine and one cup of coffee would not keep me awake, then we're back to the slippery slope. There are several similar techniques; I've included in the handouts for you to look over."

[OCD up and ready!]

Anatomy of a Trial [Period 4, Class #4, 6-3]

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( Examining Witnesses )

Self Defense and Kickassery for Dummies; Thursday Fifth Period [4th. Class]

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As the student arrived the Danger shop, they would find the same mat from the last class. What they would find that wasn't there the last class was the muscular man standing next to Faith, hands crossed on his back, giving a calculating look at the students as they entered. Faith wasn't doing any warming up this time -she had already, but shhh!- and instead was carefully turning her hair into a single braid; carefully because she hadn't done that in ages, and she wanted to get it right. There was no talking from any of them, but once the class was meant to start, Faith took a couple of steps away from the man, and faced the students.

( So, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu )



[Wait for the OCD up! I SAID WAIT, lol]

Laser Tag Adventures [First Period, Thursday]

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The Danger Shop was set up to resemble a large, echoing stone hall, the dinosaur skeleton in the centre probably gave a clue was to what kind of building the hall belonged to.

"Welcome the Natural History Museum, London," Rick began, already wearing his vest. "It has a rich and interesting history, however right now that's not important."

There was a long, drawn out groan, and something shuffled into view at the top of the stairs.

"What's important is that it's home to a sudden mummy infestation." Rick took aim at the mummy, which tumbled over the balcony with a much shorter groan after being hit. "Quickly, everyone hide behind the Diplodocus. Your vests are there."

[OOC: OCD up.]

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