ad hominem - “You have no idea what you're talking about; you've only lived here for six months.”, red herring - “You’re right, that toy in the toy shop looks really fun. Let’s go home and see what fun toys we have there!”, appeal to authority - A commercial claims that a specific brand of cereal is the best way to start the day because athlete Michael Jordan says that it is what he eats every day for breakfast., post hoc fallacy - "Yesterday I ate blackberries, and today I have a stomach ache. The blackberries must have caused this stomach ache.", appeal to tradition - “Our family has a long tradition of male family members becoming lawyers; my great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all lawyers. Thus, It's the right and only option for me to become a lawyer too.”, weak analogy - Radio waves are invisible but they exist. In the same way, magic is invisible but it still exists., straw man fallacy - A teacher says her class needs to spend more time on math tasks. A parent complains, saying the teacher doesn’t care about literacy subjects., circular reasoning - Harold’s new book is well written, because Harold is a wonderful writer., false dilemma - If we don't order pizza for dinner, we'll have to eat the week-old spaghetti in the fridge., slippery slope - “If we lower the voting age to sixteen years then fifteen-year-olds will also want to vote, and before you know it, babies will vote too!”, mental don'ts - Procrastination, being overwhelmed, and wasting time are considered-, mental do's - Specified thinking time, and using it efficiently are considered-, collecting ideas - Research, internet, interview and BIRF are considered-, physical - BIRF - Brainstorm, ideas, rough draft, and final draft are considered-, organizing practices - Sticky notes, calendars and general organization are considered-,

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