Full of Fallacies
Goal: Create an advertisement that is full of fallacies intended to manipulate the audience.
Course Objective: CO 1&2
Description:
For the Full of Fallacies assignment, you will create an advertisement that is full of fallacies. You may find a list of fallacies under “What are some logical fallacies? in the Lesson, and also “Logical fallacy definitions: http://www.iep.utm.edu/fallacy/†The intention of the advertisement is to manipulate the audience using any number of logical fallacies. To complete the assignment, you will need to complete, Part I: Advertisement and Part II: Explanation.
Part I: Advertisement
The advertisement will include the following:
– State intended product or position (what are you selling).
– 30 seconds long (video or audio).
– Does not need to have any visual elements (for audio).
– Use at least 2 logical fallacies intended on manipulating the audience (minimum).
Possible Formats: Audio (radio advertisement) or video (visual media advertisement).
Part II: Explanation
In addition to the advertisement, you will provide a brief explanation, after the advertisement, of why you chose specific logical fallacies and why they might be successful in manipulating the audience.
Multimedia:
– If you chose the video option, you can use Kaltura to record and submit your advertisement.
– If you chose the audio option, you can use Vocaroo or upload an MP3.
Consider the following:
– Have fun with this assignment and be creative!
– If you need an alternative format, please contact your instructor immediately.
– For grading expectations, please see the Fallacies rubric.
SO BASICALLY SINCE THIS IS A VIDEO/AUDIO ASSIGNMENT, JUST TYPE IN THE MATERIAL AND I’LL EITHER RECORD THE AUDIO OR VIDEO MYSELF WITH THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED FOR ME, AND AM NOT SURE HOW PAGES OF INFO I NEED SO TO YOUR DISCRETION SO I CAN GET AN ‘A’ GRADE THANK YOU VERY MUCH ACE.
