The Critical Thinking Book Support Website Student Resources Chapter 6: Pitfalls of Language After Chapter 6: Section 2: 6.1 Videos Verbosity and Jargon Hurley Write lecture on avoiding verbosity Communications teacher Simon on what is and isn’t jargon 1:24 Hurley Write lecture on avoiding clichés and jargon BBC short lecture on understanding jargon 5:59 A classic skit on the “retro encabulator” device being described 2:00 Tech Jargon—Unmasked and Mocked 2:03 After Chapter 6: Section 3: 6.2 Videos Vagueness Prof. Handke on types of vagueness in natural language 11:10 Profs. Rich and Cline on vagueness and the Sorites paradox 5:19 After Chapter 6: Section 4: 6.3 Videos Loaded Language ChangeMyMind lecture on loaded language and name-calling 8:52 6.4 Tutorial Identifying Question-begging Language 10 points 6.5 Quiz Identifying Question-begging Language Points = 20 x Percent Score 6.6 Tutorial Identifying Fallacies of Faulty Assumption (Loaded Question and Question-begging Language) 10 points 6.7 Quiz Identifying Fallacies of Faulty Assumption (Loaded Question and Question-begging Language) Points = 20 x Percent Score After Chapter 6: Section 5: 6.8 Videos Understatement and Exaggeration Let’sTalk lecture on understatement vs. exaggeration 10:53 6.9 Videos Fallacies of Ambiguity Ambiguity Fast Philosophy lecture on vagueness and ambiguity 2:41 TeachPhilosophy on the difference between vagueness and philosophy 3:06 Prof. Handke on the nature and types of ambiguity 21:27 Prof. Koehl on fallacies of ambiguity 15:02 Equivocation Carneades.org lecture on the fallacy of equivocation 1:30 The great comedians Abbot and Costello had a classic Vaudeville routine, called “Who’s on First”, an extended take-off on Lewis Carroll’s use of “Nobody” as a name, which they performed for years on radio, and later TV 6:10 Jimmy Fallon, Billy Crystal, and Jerry Seinfeld did a remake of the Abbot/Costello routine not long back 2:58 Wikipedia has a nice discussion of the use of ambiguity in other, earlier comedy routines Accent Misleading Advertising? Beales Department Store 4:54 The Fine Print: Inside a Go Public investigation of misleading ads 5:04 Hyundai Sued For Misleading Consumers With MPG Claims 3:35 Always Read The Fine Print 2:05 Fibe internet service advertising misleads customers 4:48 Understanding the Fine Print in Automotive Advertising 2:04 Fruit Juice Rip Offs and what official really cares? 3:11 Composition Carneades.org lecture on the composition fallacy 1:36 Prof. Sadler on the fallacy of composition 16:56 Division Carneades.org on the division fallacy 1:42 Prof. Sadler on the fallacy of division 12:05 6.10 Tutorial Identifying Ambiguous Sentences 10 points 6.11 Quiz Identifying Ambiguous Sentences Points = 20 x Percent Score 6.12 Tutorial Identifying Fallacies of Ambiguity 16 points 6.13 Quiz Identifying Fallacies of Ambiguity Points = 32 x Percent Score After Chapter 6: Section 9: 6.14 Quiz Cumulative Quiz: Identifying Fallacies of Faulty Assumption and Ambiguity Points = 60 x Percent Score 6.15 Tutorial Chapter 6 Concept Review 20 points ← Chapter 5: Multiple Arguments, Cases, and Dialogues Chapter 7: Definition and Classification →