1. Logical Fallacies: Begging the Question

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3. The Begging the Question Fallacy A Common Core Lesson By Dean Berry, Ed. D. Gregg Berry, B. A. Common Core Curriculum Solutions www.commoncorecurriculum.info

4. Common Core Reading Standards Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

5. Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on- one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

6. Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

9. Fuzzy phrases such as “the regular American worker” are often used to avoid logical arguments.

11. Asking the wrong questions in an argument can lead to faulty conclusions.

12. Example of Begging the Question

14. Begging the question is similar to using a circular argument that does not address the original question.

15. Is this a begging the question fallacy? Why? Why Not? Paranormal activity is real because I have experienced what can only be described as paranormal activity.

16. Explanation The claim, “paranormal activity is real” is supported by the premise, “I have experienced what can only be described as paranormal activity.” The premise presupposes, or assumes, that the claim, “paranormal activity is real” is already true.

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