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How to Write Better Essays - Part 1 DUDE? Why Did My Essay Suck So Bad? How to Write Better Essays - Part 1 DUDE? Why Did My Essay Suck So Bad? Or… How to Write Better Essays For Sociology Courses Dr. David Aveline Behavioural Science Department Mount Royal College Revised, May, 2005 What Does the Professor Want Me to Write? - Part 2 How Does the Professor Want Me to Write? - Part 3 Download the full PDF document Part One Introduction 1.) Ad Hominem 9.) Begging the Question 2.) Ad Verecundiam 10.) Biased Sample 3.) Appeal to Popularity 11.) Burden of Proof 4.) Appeal to Consequences 12.) Fallacy of Composition 5.) Appeal to Fear 13.) Confusing Cause and Effect 6.) Appeal to Flattery 14.) False Dilemma file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/OHarrison/My%20Documents/Library-Live/help/writing/dude_1.html (1 of 9) [7/30/2008 12:01:30 PM] How to Write Better Essays - Part 1 7.) Appeal to Ridicule 15.) Non Sequitur 8.) Appeal to Tradition 16.) Next Demand Introduction The word “critical” is often misunderstood as negative. We think of film critics who lambaste the latest Hollywood blockbuster as inept and derivative, or people who criticize us for what we wear, say, or do. Faultfinding may well be part of criticism, but it is only one aspect. Criticism also has positive aspects in its effort to analyze issues. Essays in sociology involve what is called critical thinking -- the ability to step back from an issue, recognize its components, and see the relationships among them. As a result, there is an analysis as well as a self-reflection of that analysis to ensure that it is not clouded by personal biases. If you were to explain why same-sex couples face obstacles when adopting children, you might look at the history of gay rights struggles, the influence of religion on people’s attitudes toward gays, and the political climate of a society. You might conclude that such couples have difficulty because of the way homosexuality is conceptualized in society. You would not say that same-sex couples are immoral, nor would you say that children should have both a mother and father. This is not critical thinking, it is valuative thinking which assesses issues as good or bad. Valuative thinking is not part of sociology. Sociology looks at issues as a whole and attempts to understand them as such. Nothing more. Critical thinking has two basic components. First, there is identification. When answering a question, you should identify the relevant issues. If you were asked why India has had a rapid growth in population, you would identify factors that might have affected it -- poverty, economic climate, family planning, education, etc. If, however, you said that India’s population has grown because people don’t know when to stop having babies, or because they have nothing better to do than have sex, you would not have identified the relevant issues. The second component is analysis -- to break an issue into its parts, explain the relevance of each, and show how all parts are connected. In the case of India’s population, you might say that the system of agriculture is important because large families are necessary to have enough labour to work the land. You might also say that poverty is relevant because children bring in revenue to poor families. In so doing, you have explained cause and effect and drawn connections for the reader. Critical thinking is thus a process where one identifies relevant components and analyzes them on the basis of their connections. It is a disciplined approach to phenomena based on clarity, accuracy, consistency, the use of file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/OHarrison/My%20Documents/Library-Live/help/writing/dude_1.html (2 of 9) [7/30/2008 12:01:30 PM] How to Write Better Essays - Part 1 good evidence, and good reasoning. It is first the development of those skills, and second the practice of them. Often, wonder why they receive poor grades on their essays. They feel that they have given good arguments to support their claims and have thus carried out critical thinking. They are surprised when the instructor has not accepted them. One reason for poor grades is the use of logical fallacies. Claims appear to be supported by sound arguments, but those arguments fail upon closer examination. What follows is a list of some of the more commonly used logical fallacies. Read them carefully and avoid them in your essays. 1.) Ad Hominem, or “Of course she would say that.” Politicians use this logical fallacy often in their speeches. Typically, a claim is made by someone, and the argument against it is based not upon its logical construction but upon the person making the claim. Examples: ● Janet: “Abortion is harmful to our society.” Latisha: “Of course you would say that. You’re a devout Catholic.” ● “Senator Rodriguez says that raising taxes is necessary to stabilize the economy. Of course, she is a Republican and her party has a history of such claims.” In both cases, a claim is refuted not upon its own merits but upon the character or interests of the claim maker. The claim itself is ignored. 2.) Ad Verecundiam, or “It is be true because of who said it.” People often believe what others say because of who they are, even though they are not experts in a field. Politicians make scientific claims with no training; preachers make claims about social trends having done no research; sports figures endorse products constantly. If what someone says is to be taken as legitimate support of a claim, that person should have expertise. Simply being successful, famous, or an expert in another field is not sufficient. Examples: ● “I’m not a doctor but I play one on TV. I can assure you that taking Headache-Eaze is the best way to get rid of headaches.” ● “I’m a mother of three small children. Children should not watch violent shows on TV because they will make them violent later in life.” A scientific claim is made by an actor with no medical expertise and a claim needing applied research is made by someone who conducted no research at all. Playing a doctor does not make someone knowledgeable about medicine, nor does having children make one an expert on the psychological effects of media for all children. 3.) Appeal to Popularity, or “It must be true because many people think so.” file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/OHarrison/My%20Documents/Library-Live/help/writing/dude_1.html (3 of 9) [7/30/2008 12:01:30 PM] How to Write Better Essays - Part 1 This logical fallacy is also called the “bandwagon approach.“ People are asked to believe a claim not because of its merits, but because many other people believe it. If something is widely believed, it is evidence of its popularity, not its truth. The truth of a claim should rest only upon its own merits. Examples: ● “God exists. More than ninety percent of Americans believe in God.” ● “Nelson is a paranoid schizophrenic. I have spoken to three people he talked to this week and they agree.” If millions of people believe in God, this attests to the popularity of that belief. It does not prove it. If many people think someone suffers from a mental disorder, this again attests to the popularity of the belief only. Arguments may be popularly accepted, but this acceptance should not be confused with support. 4.) Appeal to Consequences, or “Accept my idea or face the consequences” For this fallacy, a claim is said to be true because if it were not, there would be consequences. In reality, potential consequences have no bearing on the truth of a claim. Examples: ● “God must exist. If not, there would be no morality and the world would be a terrible place.” ● “If everyone were homosexual, there would be no reproduction and the world would die out.” The first example is a claim that God is the only source of morality when in fact there are others. The second is similar, suggesting that acceptance of any homosexuality will throw the world into a state of complete homosexuality to the exclusion of any reproductive desire. This is simply not the case. If claims are to be supported, they must have qualities of their own independent of any implied consequences. 5.) Appeal to Fear, or “Accept this as true or you will be sorry.” This fallacy is otherwise know as “scare tactics.” A statement intended to produce fear is made, and then a claim is said to be true because it will prevent the object of that fear. Examples: ● “Would you want your daughter pregnant at age 15? No? Then never allow her to ride in cars with boys.” ● “Would you want to see your children get AIDS? No? Then we must not allow sex education in the schools.” ● “Senator Grundy is the best candidate for the job. Those voting for the other candidate will bring this country to ruin.” Even though this type of reasoning has great effects on people’s behaviour, it is fallacious. Scaring people file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/OHarrison/My%20Documents/Library-Live/help/writing/dude_1.html (4 of 9) [7/30/2008 12:01:30 PM] How to Write Better Essays - Part 1 into believing a claim has no bearing on the truth or falsehood of that claim. 6.) Appeal to Flattery, or “Accept this as true because you are a smart person.” Other names for this logical fallacy are “apple polishing,“ “brown nosing,” and “ass kissing.” A claim is made, and then people are told that they are likely to accept it because of the good qualities they possess.
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