Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Take Home Exam! Holiday

Hello from the road  fellow scholars and eaters of turkey or tofu! Hope you enjoy your day off and the exam is going well so far--try and finish before Thursday so you can enjoy and relax! San Diego is great! Go to the zoo here some time! Anyways, for this blog, post something fun you plan to do when the semester ends (eat, sleep, travel, hold my syllabus tightly and remember the good times...whatever) Then make an argument using an obvious fallacy to support your plans and identify the fallacy correctly (use your blue list) 

I will go first:
I plan to go to the beach when the semester ends, but hopefully I'll have my Roxy beach cover up to wear since everyone else will be wearing them. (Bandwagon Fallacy)

Ok--your turn!  

Sunday, November 16, 2008

DEBATE TIME!!!!!


This is it--the big week for full-on, hard-core, graded debates--r u ready? Let's talk about style--which will you adopt--a hard-hitting agressive stance, the funny-yet-lethal -position, the "innocent objector" or even the detached debater-just-there-for your passing-grade style? Whatever style you favor, describe why you think it is effective, how you'll win over the audience and finally: what your fun plans are for Thanksgiving break? Also let me know how you felt watching me get "observed"last week? How did I do? What was my style choice? Did it work? --be gentle, I'm sensitive! LOL--Sandra

Friday, November 07, 2008

Thanksgiving 4 Vegetarians

Is tofu turkey an option? Pick a side: Meat or veggies and debate just one stock issue in honor of the founding fathers, mothers, pilgrims, Turkeys and locals we associate with this November tradition. Be sure to demonstrate respect and audience inclusiveness, don't dis the opposition, just make a claim and support it. Toulmin lives!!!!!!!!