Here is the list of books that you can choose one of to read, or you can argue for another book with me.  If choosing to read, write the name of the book into the homework server slot.  Only one customer/class for any book.
Here is the Signed-Up List.
The book reports:
- should be a minimum of 1 page,
- relate what you learned from, or what you disagreed with in, the book. 
- tell me how much of the book you read
-should I keep this book on the Book-list next year?

We’re going to have quizzes on the chapters that we’ve read. 
Here’s how it will work:

·       I will announce, at least one day in advance, in class and on the homework server, when a quiz is acomin’ and what chapter(s) it will cover.

·       Thou shalt bring thine textbook for the quiz session.  No, you cannot borrow a book from me.  However, you might be able to borrow a book from a person enrolled in my other period (I teach periods 7 and 10).  If you don’t have your textbook, you’ll have to know the fallacies and well.

·       I will show you the exercises on the screen.

·       For each exercise, write down the general fallacy (e.g. Appeal to Emotion), and the main sub-fallacy (e.g. Argument from Outrage), and a short sentence justifying your choice.

 Examples from Chapter 7:

1.       There’s no unemployment in this country.  I had no problem finding a job (ex. 99, p.220)

Answer: Generalizing from too few cases (hasty generalization): Use of a single personal example to form a generalization about the entire country.

2.       You shouldn’t break your word.  Therefore you shouldn’t break your word to save someone’s life. (ex. 118, p. 221)

Answer: Accident: Misapplication of a generalization/rule (don’t break your word) to an exceptional case (doing it to save a life).

Desgn a remote control for a device of your choosing, specifically designed for the convenience of a particular audience (e.g. pre-literate children, hyper-geeky Stuy students, quadriplegics, etc.).  The document must contain at least one drawing of the device. The writing must detail what the device is, what the intended audience is, and must convince the reader why this is the best solution to the problem of controlling the device by members of the audience (also remembering cost).  I will be grading this assignment on: creativity, design thoughtfulness, writing, well-done drawing, and how convinced I am of the superiority of your design.

Constraints:

• The drawing(s) must be part of the document.  Please try to scan it and insert it into the doc if you've drawn it on paper. 
• No magic, no thought-control, no audio control, no graphical screen