Sunday, December 13, 2009

Drawing out the Irony

In the midst of a discussion with 7th graders about the fallacy of Irrelevant Thesis:

Me: "So, now that we've defined this fallacy, let me give you some examples. (noticing that a student in the front row is doodling) Jay, this is not the time to be drawing."

Jay: "But it's fun!"

Me: (with a joyful excitement that I'm sure confused Jay) "Um, I can't really come up with any example that's better than that!"

Jay and classmates: " . . . "