1. Select a persuasive article or video from a Web site that you feel uses unethical techniques to persuade the audience. What techniques are being used? What makes them unethical? Discuss your findings with your classmates.
2. Find an example of a particularly effective scene where a character in your favorite television program is persuaded to believe or do something. Write a two- to three-paragraph description of the scene and why it was effective. Share and compare with classmates.
3. Find an example of a particularly ineffective scene where a character in your favorite television program is not persuaded to believe or do something. Write a two- to three-paragraph description of the scene and why it was ineffective. Share and compare with classmates.
4. Find an example of a fallacy in an advertisement and share it with the class.
5. Find an example of an effective argument in an advertisement and share it with the class.
6. Write a two- to three-paragraph description of a persuasive message that caused you to believe or do something. Share and compare your description with classmates.