Lesson 5 Love is a Fallacy[1].ppt

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1、Unit5LoveisafallacyWriteasentencetodefinelove.(Whatislove?)Q:Howdoyouunderstandthetitle?Whatisfallacy?谬误Ingeneralsense:itisafalseormistakenbeliefInlogicalsense:itisaninvalidargumentinwhichitsconclusioncannotbereachedfromitspremisesoritspremisesdonotproveitsconclusion.Logicalfallacy:A

2、nargumentinlogicpresentsevidenceinsupportofsomethesisorconclusion.Anargumenthastwocomponents:1.aconclusion,thethesisarguedfor2.certainpremises,theconsiderationsadduced(putforward)onbehalfoftheconclusionWhenpremisesprovideevidenceforconclusion,theargumentisvalid;Whenaconclusioncannotb

3、ededucedfrompremises,theargumentisinvalid,itisafallacy.Anargumentmaybefallaciousinthreeways:materialfallacy:misstatementofthefactsinmaterialcontext;verbalfallacy:incorrectuseoftermsinwordingformalfallacy:theuseofimproperprocessofinferenceinstructureorform.Theauthor:MaxShulman(1919-19

4、88)Aprolificwriterofsatiricalhumor,MaxShulmanwasborninSt.Paul,Minnesota,USA,thesonofaRussianimmigranthousepainter,andbeganhiswritingcareerforthecollegehumormagazineattheUniversityofMinnesota.HisworktherecametothenoticeofaDoubledayeditor,whoencouragedthestudenttoturnhisbestworkintoano

5、vel,"BarefootBoyWithCheek",whichbecameabest-sellerin1943.Aftergraduation,ShulmanservedintheUSArmyAirCorps,duringwhichtimehewrotetwomorenovels,"TheZebraDerby",acomicnovelaboutmilitarylife,and"TheFeatherMerchants",publishedafterthewar.Afterreturningtocivilianlife,Shulmanbecameafull-tim

6、ewriter,turningoutalargequantityofnovels,shortstories,stageandscreenplaysandtelevisionscriptsoverthenextfourdecades.HewasnominatedforBroadway's1968TonyAwardforhisbookaspartofaBestMusicalnominationfor"HowNow,DowJones."1942graduateoftheUniversityofMinnesota.ServedinUSArmyAirCorpsinWorl

7、dWarII.Hiswife:MaryGordonShulman,5childrenPara.1Q:1.WhowasCharlesLamb?2.Whatkindofperson/writerwashe?3.Whatfigureofspeechisused?4.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthisownessay?5.Whostartedtheinformalessay?6.What’stheauthortryingtodoinpara.1?CharlesLamb:CharlesLambwasbornin1775andattendedschoo

8、latChrist'sH