# Genetic Fallacy Question Pack: Critical Thinking, Comic, Comprehension **Price:** $0.00 AUD **Seller:** TeachBuySell Seller **Year Levels:** noYearLevel **Subjects:** english ## Description (seller-submitted) Martha Carrier had lost three children, argued back, disputed land claims, and refused to be liked. When Salem's witch trials began in 1692, that history became the prosecution's entire case. The Genetic Fallacy is dismissing - or accepting - an argument based on where it came from rather than what it actually says. The source being suspect doesn't make the claim false. The source being trusted doesn't make the claim true. Only the evidence gets to decide that. It's one of the easiest fallacies to miss because it feels like good judgement: "I know that person. I know where they stand. I know not to take them seriously." But dismissing the source is not the same as examining the argument. You hear it everywhere: "Of course they'd say that. I know exactly where they stand." "I'm not reading that - I already know who wrote it." "She only thinks that because of who she is." The messenger and the message are two different things. This free expansion pack teaches you to ask "is this claim being examined - or just the person making it?" - through a true historical story, real-life examples, and activities that feel nothing like homework. It's the companion to the full Genetic Fallacy Activity Pack and a free preview of the upcoming book, 24 Fallacies and the Historical Disasters That Followed. ⭐ Rated 5.0 by people who now win arguments THE STORY INSIDE Martha Carrier was a farmer's wife and mother in Salem, Massachusetts, who had already made herself unpopular before the trials began. She had lost three children. She argued back when she disagreed. She disputed land claims. She refused to be agreeable. In Salem, this was enough to mark her. When the witch trials began in 1692, Martha was accused. The evidence against her was not spells or witnesses to magic. It was her - her history, her temper, her losses, her refusal to be liked. The community had already decided she was the kind of person bad things followed. That made the accusation feel true. She was tried and found … [truncated] ## Learning Needs growthMindset, personalDevelopment, socialSkills --- View on TeachBuySell: https://teachbuysell.com.au/l/699eb474-1f38-4ef8-8357-8fe6f7dd64e7 Marketplace: https://teachbuysell.com.au