1) Considering the essay “Stop Babysitting College Students”, do you see any argumentative inconsistencies or logical fallacies? Hint: Think about the author’s examples, comparisons, questions, etc. Use specific examples from the essay, and commentary from Chapter Two addressing logical fallacies, to react to the essay and support your assertion(s).

2) Reflect on your daily experience and exposure to logical fallacies – think about essays, news articles, editorials, advertising, junk mail, television commercials, etc. Please provide examples of logical fallacies you have confronted and discuss how approaching arguments as a critical thinker better equips us to negotiate the variety of texts we’re exposed to on a daily basis. Hint: To refresh your memory from the reading, and to help assist you in developing your examples, take a look at the “Examples of…” section following each discussion on logical fallacies.