LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify weak, false, or misleading reasoning in public debates and construct clear, evidence-based arguments using cause-and-effect, contrast, and technical structures.
Analyze how arguments are constructed and practice identifying flawed logic. Using the structural analysis of the Twin Towers collapse as a case study, examine how technical data can be oversimplified or misused in public debate. Then, work in teams to choose an event, evaluate a questionable claim, and prepare your own fact-based response.
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