Informal fallacies 8am-11am Saturday Group 7 Fallacies An error in argumentation An error in reasoning False argument that has the appearance of truth FALLACY OF COMPLEX QUESTION Fallacy of Complex Question (plurium interrogationum) (also known as: many questions fallacy‚ fallacy of presupposition‚ loaded question‚ trick question‚ false question‚ loaded question) Fallacy of Complex Question involves phrasing the question in such a way that answering it commits
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The text here presented is an essay written by William K. Wimsatt‚ Jr. which was included within his book named The Verbal Icon: Studies in the Meaning of Poetry published in 1954. The author introduces to us the concept of “The intentional fallacy” which describes the error of interpreting a work of art by second-guessing the intention of its author in creating it. In reading a poem the reader must lay aside all the possible intentions of the author and concentrate on the poem itself in order to
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STUDENT HANDOUT LOGICAL FALLACIES Explanation of Logical Fallacies * What is logic? * Logic is reasoning that is conducted according to strict principles. * How is logic related to expository writing? * When you write an expository essay‚ you are using logic to provide the layers of proof for your statements. * You are proving your thesis when you construct your topic sentences. * e.g.‚ answering the “Why”‚ “How”‚ “What are they” questions about the
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CRITICAL THINKING PSU LOGICAL FALLACIES Ad hominem or ATTACKING THE PERSON. Attacking the arguer rather than his/her argument. Example: John’s objections to capital punishment carry no weight since he is a convicted felon. Note: Saying something negative about someone is not automatically ad hominem. If a person (politician for example) is the issue‚ then it is not a fallacy to criticize him/her. Ad ignorantium or APPEAL TO IGNORANCE. Arguing on the basis of what is not known and cannot be
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Part 1: Intellectual Standards- “The vast majority of Transterra’s college apparel is manufactured in a factory in Honduras which employs primarily women and children who operate under horrific conditions.” The author is violating the intellectual standards of precision and breadth. The author does not provide enough details to emphasis that the company employs primarily women and children. It could be possible that everyone has a different meaning to horrific conditions. In other countries it
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luddite fallacy is a common‚ flawed belief‚ the job-market’s ability to adapt‚ and its stimulating effect on the economy. Some work to live‚ while others live to work. Throughout the course of history‚ it is seen that humans have developed tools to aid them in working less. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution‚ textile-workers feared their jobs would be replaced by textile machines. There
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conclusion is true Fallacies Logical fallacies are arguments based on faulty reasoning. They often appear true at first‚ but they do not remain viable under scrutiny. A fallacy is an “argument” in which the premises given for the conclusion do not provide the needed degree of support. A deductive fallacy is a deductive argument that is invalid (it is such that it could have all true premises and still have a false conclusion). An inductive fallacy is less formal than a deductive fallacy. They are arguments
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about the fallacies of logic so that Polly would be the perfect fit for the main character’s standards for a wife. It took him a night to make a perfect girl. And after that intellectual date‚ he decided to make their next dates romantic. After five nights‚ he finally had the courage to tell Polly his feelings that he loved him but he was shocked to the way Polly replied to his words‚ that is‚ in a way that she make use of the fallacies. He told her that he doesn’t have to apply the fallacies all the
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Dubner‚ most people predict tails next‚ because they believe that too many heads has come up and that the coin must fall on the tails side‚ even though there is still a 50% percent chance the coin lands on heads. This is the basis of the gambler’s fallacy‚ which is when people make a bad decision because of the sequence of what has happens‚ and it happens everywhere from baseball games to immigration courts. For example‚ people often lose thousands of dollars in casinos everyday simply because they
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Video games have become an integrated part of society both in the older and younger generations. As more and more complex games are made and introduced into the community‚ increased amounts of violence are put into these games to draw in more consumers. Many studies have reported that because of the violence in these games‚ younger children and teens have become more violent not only toward family‚ but also toward government and public property. If this continues on the track that has been established
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