Directions:  In groups of four define AND illustrate briefly six of these common rhetorical fallacies.  Complete Group Report for hand in. 

1. Begging the question: _____________________________________________________________________________
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2. Rhetorical question:   _____________________________________________________________________________
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3. Ad hominem (ìto the manî):  _____________________________________________________________________
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4. Stereotyping:   __________________________________________________________________________________
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5. Either-or (black-or-white):   ________________________________________________________________________
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6. False Dilemma:   _________________________________________________________________________________
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