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Detecting Logical Fallacies, Part Two with Tammy Parker
Recorded course taught by Tammy Parker for Middle School Critical Thinking
Categories
Logic ➤ Critical Thinking
Grade
Middle School
Semester
Recorded
Summary

Learn 13 more logical fallacies and develop the skills, tools, and habits of stepping back, analyzing a situation, and thinking logically and clearly. A must for all students!

Course Description: This course builds upon the skills and knowledge acquired in the course Detecting Logical Fallacies Part One and the idea that middle school is a great time to introduce formal logic. Your student continues the pursuit to combine the concrete with the abstract, utilizing a method that will lead them to further develop a habit of stepping back, analyzing a situation, and thinking logically. By cleverly completing this course, your student will solidify their grasp of the first 15 concepts and then learn the details surrounding 13 additional fallacies. Detecting Logical Fallacies Part Two will further your student's ability to decipher, analyze, and contend with all 28 of them.

Instructor: Tammy Parker

Special notes

This is Part Two of a two-part course.

Total classes

12

Outline

Course Outline:

Class 1: Course Preview and Review of Part 1

Class 2: Review of Parts 2 & 3

Class 3: Lessons 22 & 23

Class 4: Lessons 24 & 25

Class 5: Lessons 26 & 27

Class 6: Lesson 28 & Prep for Mid-Term

Class 7: Lessons 29 & 30

Class 8: Lessons 31 & 32

Class 9: Lessons 33 & 34

Class 10: Lessons 35 & 36

Class 11: Lessons 37 & 38

Class 12: Review & Prep for Final Exam

Duration

55 minutes

Prerequisites

Detecting Logical Fallacies, Part One or equivalent

Suggested grade level

7th to 9th grade. Mature 6th-grade or interested older High School students are also welcome.

Suggested credit

One full semester of Logic

Materials

  • The Fallacy Detective (2009) ISBN-13: 978-0974531533

    This is the same book used for Detecting Logical Fallacies Part One. Utilizing a used copy of this edition is fine and often more affordable. Try BookFinder.com.

    This course will briefly review the first three parts and then cover the last two parts of this book; Detecting Fallacies Part One covered the first three parts in detail.

     

Homework

Students will work on about two chapters per week. Parents should note that the answer key in the back of the textbook is for students to self-grade as practice for their weekly work and to prepare for the class discussions. In addition to the Practice Questions using each of the textbook’s lessons (self-evaluated and reported on Caravel), there are Vocabulary Terms/Definitions and Tests: 4 Quizzes, a Mid-Term, and a Final Exam (all graded on Caravel).

Course name
Detecting Logical Fallacies, Part Two with Tammy Parker
Instructor
Tammy Parker
Semester
Recorded
Categories
Logic ➤ Critical Thinking
Grade levels
Middle School
Editor
Mike Parker
Start time
January 14th, 2026 at 6:30 AM ET
Course type
Recorded, free with subscription
Relative due dates
Relative due dates are disabled for this course.
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Tammy Parker
tparker@pmamentor.com

Tammy Parker teaches Mathematics (Gamified), Business & Entrepreneurship, Career Explorations, Literature, and Logic. She is the founder of Professional Mentor Associates (PMA), which offers Accountability Mentoring, Mom Mentoring, Tutoring, Homeschool Consulting, and Career Exploration Mentoring.

Tammy has a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Michigan State University. Over the past thirty years, while homeschooling her six children & beyond, her true passion for education and mentoring became evident.

She shares her experience and expertise to help others succeed and ignite their own passion for becoming lifelong learners.

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