Honestly, doubters, this is a word. Check here to prove it: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallacious.
Anyway, attendance hit rock-bottom today. The 13 people in class took the sentence test, which the rest of you will have to make up at lunch on Tuesday. We then did a practice AP Multiple Choice test, and each student kept track of their personal time, in order to gauge their speed with this type of evaluation. It will be important to have speed and accuracy for the exam.
We then began a Power Point presentation about logical fallacies, and discussed why this is important to know in order to avoid essays containing fallacious reasoning. Fallacious, sometimes it's specious, often spurious, at times avaricious, arising from the garrulous and loquacious, and slightly suspicious, but overall the word is quite delicious. It's a word, I tell you!
Your homework is to complete your masterful presentations, which I can't wait to hear Tuesday! We will continue on the logical fallacies next week as time allows.
Have a good one!
Remember, never drink and ski. For one thing, you're too young, and for another thing it's dangerous. Protect your melon - you need it for the AP exam, and possibly a few other of life's endeavors. I'm serious!
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