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Discussion 14
+Read the transcripts of the two speeches featured in the section “In Their Own Words” XXXXXXXXXX).
You can also watch them; the instructions can be found on page 380. Note that the full speech
transcripts are in Appendix B on pages XXXXXXXXXXAfter you’ve read and/or watched the speeches,
isolate places in the speeches where you think the arguments fail or come up short and explain why.
It’s best to try to use the fallacies explained in the Chapter 15 to label the speakers’ miscues, but you
don’t have to. My main concern is that you know how to identify shoddy or weak argumentation and
can explain what makes a particular argument or use of supporting evidence unsuccessful. (If you
would like more guidance, my prompt has a lot in common with Exercise 4 under “Check Your
Understanding” on page 398. Brydon and Scott’s formulation and questions might spark something my
prompt does not.)
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