NY Next Generation ELA 9-10SL3
The Standard
Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric; identify any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students evaluate a speaker’s viewpoint, reasoning, evidence, and rhetoric. They identify fallacious reasoning and exaggerated or distorted evidence.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student delineates the argument, evaluates logic and evidence, and analyzes rhetorical choices. Any fallacy, exaggeration, or distortion is named and supported precisely.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may label strong rhetoric as fallacy or call all emotional appeal invalid. They may notice distortion without explaining the original evidence or effect.
How to Assess It
- Play a short speech containing one rhetorical appeal and one distorted evidence claim. Ask students to evaluate viewpoint, reasoning, evidence, rhetoric, and the distortion.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Annotate a speech transcript while listening for viewpoint, reasoning, evidence, rhetoric, and distortion.
Ask students when rhetorical appeal supports reasoning and when it distracts from it.
Play Fallacy and Evidence Clinic with short recorded claims.
Evaluate a campaign speech, advertisement, or advocacy presentation for reasoning and rhetoric.
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