Assignment: Table of Dirty Tricks
Instructions
For this assignment, you will create a table of the most prominent fallacies in thinking. Select 15 of the 44 "Dirty Tricks" outlined in your textbook. Include each of the following items in your table:
- the name and number of the dirty trick,
- the decision-making that would lead someone to employ this trick,
- how you would detect it was being used, and
- one or two ways in which you might counter the strategy.
Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2012). Critical thinking: Tools for taking charge of your learning and your life (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.