In this assignment, you will work to identify why arguments based on faulty premises fail to be convincing. Understanding why these types of arguments fail is important and will help you as you construct your own argument in the argumentative essay you will write later in the course. This exercise will also help you recognize how your own arguments (and those of others) can be vastly improved by correcting just a few small errors in reasoning.
All of the given arguments below (found on pages 46-47 of your book: #2, #6, #14, #18, and #20) fail somehow. Your task is to describe how they fail. Explain why the following five arguments are problematic. For example, maybe the premises and the conclusion are discussing two different issues, or maybe there aren’t enough premises to support the conclusion.
For each of the five items, restate the listed argument and clearly and specifically explain how each argument fails (in 3-5 sentences each). Be sure to use complete sentences in your explanations and reference your text.
