Find a short educational video or article by googling one of the critical thinking topics listed...

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Find a short educational video or article by googling one of the critical thinking topics listed below. Choose material that helps you understand the concept. Make sure it is educational and not inflammatory or offensive. Again, make sure you can understand the material -- don't choose language that is too difficult.

Write a summary or notes to explain the material to your classmates.In your subject heading, identify the topic. Include a link to the material you summarized.

Replies: Reply to one other student with questions or comments about their topic. Add an example or another video, an advertisement or an article to illustrate the concept (cite your sources). You might also add relevant personal experience or some additional information on the topic (cite the source). Please do not make inflammatory political comments!

Here are the topics:

Polarization (in a political sense)
Anecdotal evidence
Doublespeak
Appeal to authority
Ad hominem
Straw man fallacy
Circular reasoning
Non sequitur
False cause
Glittering generality

Sumita Mitra · Accepted Answer

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Anecdotal Evidence:
The evidences that people give about themselves in the form of stories to tell about the things that they experienced. These are based on casual and informal manner and relays heavily on personal testimony. The other name of anecdotal evidence is a testimonial. For example, when we plan to choose for a baby sitter or a dentist we often ask our family members and relatives for their experiences. These evidences are not supported by any data and is based on stories and experiences. This sort of evidences is actually some sort of observations which are used for an inference. (Tricia Christensen,

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