I need assistance in writing a mini research paper 2-3 pages/ MLA Format on Fallacies

Need help with my English question – I’m studying for my class.

Mini- Research Paper: 2-3 pages/ MLA Format

Student samples can be found in modules week 2)

English 103, emphasis is on Fallacies. Fallacies utilize critical thinking and what better way to understand fallacies than to look at current events and find fallacies in arguments?

Look at your list of fallacies and your task is to Find 2 fallacies from each of the three categories.

Emotional Appeal Fallacies: Scare tactics, Either/Or, Slippery Slope, Overly Sentimental, Bandwagon

Ethical Appeal Fallacies: False Authority, Dogmatism, Ad Hominem, Stacking the Deck

Logical Appeal Fallacies: Hasty Generalization, Faulty Causality, Begging the Question (Circular reasoning), Equivocation, Non- Sequitur, Straw man, Red herring, Faulty Analogy

Assignment: Match the fallacy with an argument from the business, political world, history and current events to a fallacy on that list. Define what each term means and how it was used.

This paper is an analysis of how these various fallacies are used in argumentation and despite the fact that they are fallacious, you should describe how they are effective in persuading people. Please use the MLA format and cite all your sources with a Works Cited page.

I want your examples to come from any of the three categories below:

Written: Look at a blog post, column, editorial, or website

Verbal: Watch a news show, speech, or interview

Visual: Find a cartoon, advertisement, or a propaganda poster

I expect you to attach the written, verbal, and visual evidence to your paper.