Cheek(无礼的赤脚少年).pptVIP

Teaching Objectives To have a basic knowledge of the terms in logic To appreciate the humor in the story To analyze the structure of the story To appreciate the language Teaching Contents Background Information Introduction to the passage Detailed study of the text The chief attraction of the story? Language features Exercises Max Shulman (1919-1988) one of American best-known and prolific humorists a writer of many talents He has written novels, stories, Broadway plays, and television scripts Masterpieces Barefoot Boy With Cheek(无礼的赤脚少年） The Feather Merchant（衣冠楚楚的商人） Rally Round the Flag, Boys（孩子们，团结在旗帜周围吧） Dobie Gillis (TV series)（多比·吉尔斯） His writing often focused on young people, particularly in a collegiate setting. His book Barefoot Boy With Cheek, became a musical comedy and ran on Broadway in 1947. He is probably best remembered for his creation of the character Dobie Gillis, who was the subject of a series of short stories compiled under the title The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Shulman died of cancer in Los Angeles in 1988. Logic The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines logic as “the science of reasoning, proof, thinking, or inference”. Logic will let you analyze an argument or a piece of reasoning, and work out whether it is likely to be correct or not. Logic It is a science that deals with the principles and criteria of validity of inference and demonstration. the science of the formal principles of reasoning Special Terms in Logic Argument （论证） Fallacy (谬误) Argument （论证） a statement which is offered as an evidence or a proof consisting of two major elements (What are they?) Argument Premises -- a previous statement serving as a basis for an argument Conclusion--drawn from premises Usually, an argument is correct (deductively valid) if the premises can provide enough conclusive evidence for the conclusion. Otherwise the argument is wrong. It is said to be fallacious. Fallacy false reasoning (a