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begging the question

A fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt.

Hasty Generalization

A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence.

Oversimplification

Reducing an idea too much so it loses the point trying to be made

Logic Fallacies

common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument

Daniel Gonzalez

cousin of Octavio

3 appeals

ethos- ethics -characters - authority -Credibility logos- logic pathos- emotion

deductive reasoning

general statements to a specific conclusion

Orvil Red Feather

-14 yrs old -grandson of jacquie -cheyenne -interested in his heritage -plans to dance in the powwow

toney loneman

-21 yrs old -cheyenne descent -Born w/ fetal alcohol syndrome -the drome

Edwin Black

-biracial young man -earned a master's degree in comparative literature -loves the internet -recently started an internship assisting with the big oakland powwow

Bill Davis

-boyfriend of Edwins mother -Long time maintenance worker at the oakland coliseum -vietnam veteran -Spent 5 fears in prison for being framed of stabbing someone

Thomas Frank

-cheyenne -Drummer who formerly work as a custodian at the indian center -perform at the powwow w/ a group called Southern Moon

Octavio Gomez

-drug dealer for whom tony and charles work

Jacquie Red Feather

-half sister of opal -a substance abuse counselor -Gave up a child for adoption -raised another daughter jamie -commited suicide -has three grandsons for whom Opal is caring

Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield

-in her fifties -Cheyenne descent - half sister of jacquie red feather

Dene Oxendene

-young documentary filmmaker -collecting the stories of native people in the oakland area -cheyenne and arapaho tribe

Calvin Johnson

-young man -native -staying with his sister maggie -owes drug money to his brother charles

non sequitur

A statement that does not follow logically from evidence

false analogy

Arguing on the basis of a comparison of unrelated things.

rhetorical triangle

The relationship between the reader, the writer, the text

post hoc ergo propter hoc

improperly assuming that a sequence in time implies a cause and effect

inductive reasoning

moves from specific examples to general statements

either/or fallacy

oversimplifying an issue as offering only two choices