Logical Fallacies In High School

The decision to go back to school after twenty years was easy. Getting enrolled in school and moving forward with the decision was exciting and frightening at the same time. Growing up, I always knew enough about proper writing techniques to get through my English writing classes with good grades. I often helped others with their English homework and report writing throughout my middle and high school years. Growing up with my grandmother, she was one to always correct us in our conversations on proper English. The big one she would correct us on was, “she and I “or “them and I”, she was a strict one when it came to putting yourself last when asking or telling someone something that included you. When I took the assessment for getting enrolled

Without knowing what they are people use them, are exposed to them, and hear them every day. I, myself did not know what logical fallacies were until this class, although after learning about them knew what they were all along. There is many types of logical fallacies out there. Some types are: The Ad Hominem-which is essentially a name calling type of argument where one choses to pick at the person involved rather than the argument itself, An Appeal to Authority- which is having someone well known or famous advocate for something so others with buy it or test it, and An Appeal to Emotion- where someone or something pulls at ones emotions whether it be sad, happy or angry to get the person(s) to do what they want or need them to do. I never knew these types of “arguments or pleas for help” had an actual name being Logical Fallacies, until this

I am glad I had to take this class as I believe it has improved my writing in my current profession as an EMT and in my job as a CNA at the hospital. It also helps me to encourage my kids to do well and correctly write in their classes. This class has taught me more than I thought it would about all aspects of writing and reminded me of things I knew but had forgotten after being out of school for so long. With working with nurses and other professionals, I know that most of the writing or charting that is done for patients is brief and concise, so this and other writing classes will help me to do well in that profession. Taking what I have learned in this class alone, I believe will help me to be very successful in every aspect of my career choices. I believe I deserve an A in this