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    Fallacy: A Misconception

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    Fallacy is a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning. Even though we pay careful attention to our arguments and supports; we tend sometimes to commit mistakes. However‚ through critical thinking we could diminish faulty arguments. There are numerous significant topics to critical thinking. One aspect of these particular topics is the ‘fallacy’. In order to be a critical thinker‚ one should be able to recognize and avoid logical fallacies whenever possible. Discussed throughout this essay

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    Types of Fallacies

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    FALLACIES OF RELEVANCE 1. Appeal to Force If you suppose that terrorizing your opponent is giving him a reason for believing that you are correct‚ then you are using a scare tactic and reasoning fallaciously. Example: David: My father owns the department store that gives your newspaper fifteen percent of all its advertising revenue‚ so I’m sure you won’t want to publish any story of my arrest for spray painting the college. Newspaper editor: Yes‚ David‚ I see your point. The story really

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    Logical Fallacies

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    Logical Fallacies Fallacies of Relevance Ad Hominem  Refers to a personal attack on an arguer’s reputation or character rather than the argument itself.  Usually seen in political debates  Example: Teddy Roosevelt’s attacks on William Howard Taft’s obesity. Attacking the Motive  Refers to focusing on an attack against an arguer’s supposed motivation or bias rather than focusing on the argument itself.  Usually points to how the arguer would benefit from his own argument.  Example: Flower

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    Informal Fallacies

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    There are many informal fallacies that can be discussed but I have chosen to speak of Bifurcation‚ and the Red Herring Fallacy. Bifurcation is a fallacy in which you are given a situation and a choice to make. It tries to let one feel as though it is either of those options but in reality there could be many more. In a sense it is like not telling the complete truth. You don’t really lie because you didn’t actually give a false choice or statement‚ but you didn’t really give all of the information

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    Logical Fallacies

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    A fallacy is an error in reasoning‚ which differs from factual error in that errors are simply wrong about the facts. A fallacy can occur in any kind of discussion‚ argument‚ or reading. For the purposes of this paper‚ the fallacies discussed will pertain to arguments. A fallacious argument is an argument in which the premises given for the conclusion do not provide the needed degree of support (Atheism Web). Fallacies of distraction attempt to distract from the falsity of an argument by the

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    Love Is a Fallacy

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    Marisol Arellano Reading 290 Professor: 30 october 2012 FALLACIOUS WOMAN Fallacies are fun. Errors in deceptive‚ logic‚ accidental or deliberate‚ fallacies go together with studies in critical thinking and reading‚ and give us great feelings of fallibility. Human consciousness cannot express all the knowledge of experience through language. “Love is a Fallacy” is a short fun story written in old school days‚ concerning raccoon coats and the vicissitudes and traps of courtship. Just to show

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    An Encyclopedia of Errors of Reasoning The ability to identify logical fallacies in the arguments of others‚ and to avoid them in one’s own arguments‚ is both valuable and increasingly rare. Fallacious reasoning keeps us from knowing the truth‚ and the inability to think critically makes us vulnerable to manipulation by those skilled in the art of rhetoric. What is a Logical Fallacy? A logical fallacy is‚ roughly speaking‚ an error of reasoning. When someone adopts a position‚ or tries to persuade

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    uses drama to portray the real events of witchcraft. He attempts to show how easily very religios people can be fooled by one another. Logical fallacies are a rhetorical device in which he uses in order to have the effect of showing how believable the characters can be. A fallacy that is used throughout the Crucible would be Either or Choice. A fallacy where one is made to think they have just one choice. An example of Either or Choice would be in Act 1 where Reverend Parris tells Tituba “You will

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    what is fallacy?

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    BEL313 – Introduction to Critical Thinking Logical Fallacy What is Fallacy??? Explain Please!!! Example Please!!! Fallacy = mistake in reasoning What is Fallacy? Fallacious Argument = Argument that contains a mistake in reasoning What is fallacious argument? Two types of fallacy are: Two types of fallacy? Valid Argument: Fallacious Argument: Fallacy of Relevance: arguments in which the premises are logically P1: Joe has two brothers P1: Joe has two sisters

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    Informal Fallacies

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    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 fallacyfallacy 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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