Fallacies of Equation and Division
Fallacies of Equation and Division
Fallacies of Equation and Division
HU 101 -7G
5/18/13
Instructor: George Strohm
Fallacies of Equation and Division First I had to define fallacies of equivocation and division to see where I could possibly start with this essay. Equivocation happens when someone is using a key term in an argument; however the meaning of the key term changes during the course of the argument. "To expose the fallacy of equivocation you give accurate and specific definitions of terms, and show carefully that in one place the definition of the terms was different from the definition in another(Robert Huber and Alfred Snider, Influencing Through Argument. IDEA, 2005).” Fallacy of division occurs when an entire group is erroneously to share the same characteristics of other group members. I honestly cannot not count the amount of times that I have debated with a individual or group not only did the meaning of the conversation change but the primary cause/reason also changed. My brother recently had his graduation and I drove my family there. We arrived in Atlanta Georgia around 1 pm and I found parking. I read the sign and it said “fine for parking here” and I figured since it was fine I would go ahead and park there. I received a ticket in the mail for $76.95 for illegal parking. Generally when I’m at home and I don’t and I have nothing to eat my last resort is a hot dog. I have to say hot dogs are better than nothing. If I had my choice I would have a steak. Nothing is better than steak. Therefore, hotdogs are better than steak. Those are the two examples that come to my mind without hesitation. When I was younger I encounter one example of division of a fallacy. My science teacher made the statement that if the ball was blue therefore the atoms that make it up are also blue. That’s not so true but that was the example that was provided. Scare tactics is exactly what it sounds like. It’s also defined the same way. Scare tactics or
Fallacies of Equation and Division
HU 101 -7G
5/18/13
Instructor: George Strohm
Fallacies of Equation and Division First I had to define fallacies of equivocation and division to see where I could possibly start with this essay. Equivocation happens when someone is using a key term in an argument; however the meaning of the key term changes during the course of the argument. "To expose the fallacy of equivocation you give accurate and specific definitions of terms, and show carefully that in one place the definition of the terms was different from the definition in another(Robert Huber and Alfred Snider, Influencing Through Argument. IDEA, 2005).” Fallacy of division occurs when an entire group is erroneously to share the same characteristics of other group members. I honestly cannot not count the amount of times that I have debated with a individual or group not only did the meaning of the conversation change but the primary cause/reason also changed. My brother recently had his graduation and I drove my family there. We arrived in Atlanta Georgia around 1 pm and I found parking. I read the sign and it said “fine for parking here” and I figured since it was fine I would go ahead and park there. I received a ticket in the mail for $76.95 for illegal parking. Generally when I’m at home and I don’t and I have nothing to eat my last resort is a hot dog. I have to say hot dogs are better than nothing. If I had my choice I would have a steak. Nothing is better than steak. Therefore, hotdogs are better than steak. Those are the two examples that come to my mind without hesitation. When I was younger I encounter one example of division of a fallacy. My science teacher made the statement that if the ball was blue therefore the atoms that make it up are also blue. That’s not so true but that was the example that was provided. Scare tactics is exactly what it sounds like. It’s also defined the same way. Scare tactics or
Cited: Fallacies of Equivocation. Retrieved from http://grammar.about.com/od/e/g/equivocaterm.htm Robert Huber and Alfred Snider, Influencing Through Argument. IDEA, 2005