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Use this worksheet to
either build your essay or as a checklist to keep track of all
required components. That means you can either fill it out first and
then start piecing it all together in traditional essay format, or
you can write your essay first and then fill in the blanks below.
You will turn this worksheet in the same day you submit your essay.
There will be a separate assignment area to submit this worksheet as
an attached document (doc, docx, rtf, or odt). You can download the
DOC version of this worksheet here.
Introduction
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Attention Getter that introduces issue
of fallacies and propaganda |
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Background information that
communicates purpose and audience for essay – how this
connects specifically to the audience (establishes contexts) |
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Explanation of the use of Nixon in
trying to understand logical fallacies/propaganda |
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Thesis statement
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Body Paragraph 1
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Identify Logical Fallacy |
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Define and explain fallacy with a
citation from Cross or Aaron |
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Quote from Nixon that exemplifies
fallacy (document quote) |
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Analyze quote, showing audience how it
functions as the specific fallacy you’ve identified. |
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Explain why this kind of action in
general is dangerous or inappropriate |
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Body Paragraph 2
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Identify Logical Fallacy |
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Define and explain fallacy with a
citation from Cross or Aaron |
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Quote from Nixon that exemplifies
fallacy (document quote) |
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Analyze quote, showing audience how it
functions as the specific fallacy you’ve identified. |
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Explain why this kind of action in
general is dangerous or inappropriate |
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Body Paragraph 3
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Identify Logical Fallacy |
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Define and explain fallacy with a
citation from Cross or Aaron |
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Quote from Nixon that exemplifies
fallacy (document quote) |
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Analyze quote, showing audience how it
functions as the specific fallacy you’ve identified. |
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Explain why this kind of action in
general is dangerous or inappropriate |
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Conclusion
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Restate Thesis |
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Wrap up argument, reminding reader of
the connections between fallacies/propaganda and specific
contexts you’ve established in the introduction and
throughout the essay |
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So-what factor: Address why the reader
should care about these issues in his/her life – how does it
potentially influence them? |
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Works Cited Page
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Citation for Nixon |
Nixon, Richard M.
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Citation for Cross |
Cross, Donna Woolfolk. “Propaganda: How
Not to Be Bamboozled.”
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Citation for Aaron |
Aaron, Jane E., ed. LB Brief.
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