- Body in a Box Intro.
- Paradox Activity.
- Want to see the funny vid I promised?
2) First Reading - The Beggar
There have always been beggars. How do you react when Starvin' Marvin hits you up?
Other links to non-fiction stuff:
Polls Call for Tougher Pan-handling Laws
A Question of Giving
Begging to Differ
3) Homework - B in a B introduction... Re-read the beggar, if needed.
Tomorrow: Be ready to write about "The Beggar", in contemporary context. We'll dive into quoting and citing sources and see how it goes with a little inter-textual analysis.
(FYI:
What is "Begging the Question?"
"Begging the question" is a form of logical fallacy in which a statement or claim is assumed to be true without evidence other than the statement or claim itself. When one begs the question, the initial assumption of a statement is treated as already proven without any logic to show why the statement is true in the first place.
A simple example would be "I think he is unattractive because he is ugly." The adjective "ugly" does not explain why the subject is "unattractive" -- they virtually amount to the same subjective meaning, and the proof is merely a restatement of the premise. The sentence has begged the question.
What is it Not?
To beg the question does not mean "to raise the question."
(from: http://begthequestion.info/)
