(Spring 2024) Detecting Logical Fallacies, Part Two with Tammy Parker


Learn 13 more logical fallacies – and develop the skills, tools, and habits of stepping back, analyzing a situation, and thinking logically and clearly. A must for all students!

How to get the most out of Detecting Logical Fallacies, Part Two with Tammy Parker:

  • First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.

  • Read assignments before class meetings

  • Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Special Notes: This is Part Two of a 2-part course. New students can be accepted mid-year if there are available seats.

Total Classes: 12

Duration: 45 minutes

Prerequisite: Detecting Logical Fallacies, Part One or equivalent

Suggested Grade Level: 7th to 9th grade, mature 6th grade (possibly 10th grade)

Suggested Credit: One full semester Formal Logic

Instructor: Tammy Parker

Instructor Email: tparker@pmamentor.com

Course Description: This course builds upon the skills and knowledge acquired in the course Detecting Logical Fallacies Part One and the idea that middle school is a great time to introduce formal logic. Your student continues the pursuit to combine the concrete with the abstract, utilizing a method that will lead them to further develop a habit of stepping back, analyzing a situation, and thinking logically. By cleverly completing this course, your student will solidify their grasp of the first 15 concepts and then learn the details surrounding 13 additional fallacies. Detecting Logical Fallacies Part Two will further your student’s ability to decipher, analyze, and contend with a complex world in a sound and logical approach.

Course Outline:

  • Week 1:  Course Preview and Review of Part One

  • Week 2:  Review of Parts 2 & 3

  • Week 3:  Chapters 22 & 23

  • Week 4:  Chapters 24 & 25

  • Week 5:  Chapters 26 & 27

  • Week 6:  Chapter 28 & Prep for Mid-Term

  • Week 7:  Chapters 29 & 30

  • Week 8:  Chapters 31 & 32

  • Week 9:  Chapters 33 & 34

  • Week 10:  Chapters 35 & 36

  • Week 11:  Chapters 37 & 38

  • Week 12:  Review & Prep for Final Exam

Course Materials: Book: The Fallacy Detective (2009) ISBN-13: 978-0974531533 OR (2015) ISBN-13: 978-0974531571 (https://amzn.to/3tKQS4K). Utilizing a used copy of any edition that contains all the lessons (even if the Lessons are numbered differently) is fine and often more affordable (see BookFinder.com). This is the SAME book as Part One.
This course will briefly review the first parts and then cover the last parts of this book in detail.

Online: Quizlet.com (Free student accounts are available.)

Homework: Students will work on about two chapters per week. Parents should note that the answer key in the back of the textbook is for the student’s use to check themselves as practice for their weekly work and to prepare for the class discussions.
In addition to the Practice Questions in each Lesson of the book, there are Quizlet Terms/Definitions and computer tests: 4 Quizzes, a Mid-Term, and a Final Exam.