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1、Lesson Five,Love is a Fallacy - by Max Shulman,Max Shulman(1919-1988),One of Americas best known humorists, a writer of many talents. First delved into the world of writing as a journalism student at the University of Minnesota. Max was also the worlds most underrated romantic poet. He loved to incl
2、ude poetry in his novels, usually to hilarious effect.,Max Shulman(1919-1988),He began writing Dobie Gillis stories in 1945 for various humor magazines. In 1951, these were collected and published as a book entitled The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”, from which our text is taken.,Max Shulman(1919-1988
3、),In 1959, Shulman published another volume of Dobie stories, I Was A Teenage Dwarf. That same year, Shulman created and produced The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis TV series for CBS. The show had a run of 147 episodes between 1959 and 1963.,Shulmans other works,Before his two Dobie books, Shulman had a
4、lready written four other successful novels:,“Barefoot Boy With Cheek“无礼的赤脚少年, “The Feather Merchants“衣冠楚楚的商人, The Zebra Derby Sleep Till Noon. After the Dobie books he wrote “Rally Round The Flag Boys“孩子们，团结在旗帜周围吧, which became a best-seller and then a movie starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, J
5、oan Collins,Max Shulmans last novels,Max Shulmans last novels were Anyone Got A Match?, a biting satire about cigarette advertising on television, Tatums Smoke Mild Like an Innocent Child! and then finally his semi-autobiographical Potatoes Are Cheaper.,Quotations from Dobie Gillis (1),My name is Do
6、bie Gillis and I like girls. What am I saying? I love girls! Love em! Beautiful, gorgeous, soft, round, creamy girls. Now, Im not a wolf, mind you. No, you see a wolf wants lots of girls, but me? Well, I just want one. One beautiful, gorgeous, soft, round, creamy girl for my very own. Thats all I wa
7、nt! One lousy girl!But Ill tell you a sad, hard fact. Im never gonna get a girl. Never. Why? Because to get a girl you need money . And standing between me and money is a powerful obstacle: a POWERFUL obstacle!,Aims,To have a basic knowledge of the terms in logic. To appreciate the humor in the stor
8、y. To analyze the structure of the story To appreciate the language,Teaching Contents,Special terms in logic Detailed study of the text Organizational pattern The chief attraction of the story Language features Exercises,Special terms in logic,A logical argument gives evidence to support some conclu
9、sion. two necessary parts: -a conclusion the thesis argues for, and -certain premises or facts on which to base the conclusion. The conclusion is to be inferred from the premises. An argument is deductively valid when its premises provide conclusive evidence for the conclusion. An argument that fail
10、s to be conclusively deduced is invalid and fallacious.,fallacy - false reasoning, as in an argument a weakness and lack of logic or good sense in an argument or piece of reasoning,Logical fallacies,Logical fallacies are errors of reasoning, errors which may be recognized and corrected by prudent th
11、inkers.,An argument in logic presents evidence in support of some thesis or conclusion. An argument has two components: a conclusion and certain premises. The conclusion is said to be drawn or inferred from the premises. An argument is deductively valid when its premises provide evidence for the con
12、clusion. An argument that fails to be conclusively deduced is invalid, it is said to be fallacious.,Fallacies are therefore divided into three groups and classified as (1) material (2) verbal (3) formal. The material fallacies are also known as fallacies of presumption, because the premises presume
13、too much. The verbal fallacies, called fallacies of ambiguity, arise when the conclusion is achieved through an improper use of words. Strictly logical, or formal fallacies arise not from the specific matter of the argument but from a structural pattern of reasoning that is generically incorrect.,Le
14、arning of Logic Fallacies,1. Dicto Simpliciter 2. Hasty Generalization 3. Post Hoc 4. Contradictory Premises 5. Ad Misericordiam 6. False Analogy 7. Hypothesis Contrary to Fact 8. Poisoning the Well,The fallacies mentioned in the text are material fallacies: 1. Dicto Simpliciter (绝对判断） An argument b
15、ased on an unqualified generalization. The argument applies a general rule to a particular case in which some special circumstances makes the rule inapplicable.,Dicto Simpliciter,Dicto Simpliciter(无条件的前提推出的论断） Dicto Simpliciter： clipped form of “a dicto simpliciter ad dictum secundum quid”, a Latin
16、phrase meaning “from a saying (taken too) simply to a saying according to what (it really is)”； an argument based on an unqualified generalization.,the fallacy is committed by an argument that applies a general rule to a particular case in which some special circumstances make the rule inappropriate. Car is fast. Therefore every time we hang out, we should drive a car. Dog is a pet. Everyone likes it. Post education is beneficial, so everyone should at least get a bachel
