An Unlikely Source of (Absurd and Effective) Case Studies for Introductory Informal Logic

An Unlikely Source of (Absurd and Effective) Case Studies for Introductory Informal Logic

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This short work presents Machine Learning-Based Fine Classification of Agricultural Crops in the Cross-Border Basin of the Heilongjiang River between China and Russia a popular fringe theory as a source of case studies for use in teaching informal logic in an introductory course.It puts forward ancient astronaut theory as the candidate source, together with a characterization of why it fits the bill.The televised material associated with that theory is well suited to being used as case studies given that they are easy to follow, contain a Biomarkers of pro- and antioxidant systems in guinea pigs’ blood in late periods of experimental allergic alveolitis development and their correction with thiotriazolin surprising number of arguments and fallacies, and keep students reliably engaged.The paper includes an overview of the forms of argumentation and fallacies that these cases may be used to teach, along with a sketch of how to best implement them in the classroom.