According to Gary Curtis‚ a logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning. (Curtis‚ 2012) There are‚ at least‚ ten of them that we know of. Many dieting commercials‚ like Nutri-System‚ can lay claim to a few of them. I believe that Nutri-System uses appeal to popularity and appeal to emotion. The appeal to popularity comes from the use of Jennifer Hudson and Marie Osmond touting them and the appeal to emotion comes from the need of obese women to lose weight. The fallacy comes in because a normal woman
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Essay #1: On Being White‚ Female‚ and Born in Bensonhurst A fallacy is an error of reasoning. These are flawed statements that often sound true. Logical fallacies are often used to strengthen an argument‚ but if the reader detects them the argument can backfire‚ and damage the writer’s credibility. The word “fallacy” may derive from the Latin word fallere meaning‚ “to deceive‚ to trip‚ to lead into error or to trick.” The word may also derive from the Greek phelos‚ meaning “deceitful.”
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something less of a chance”. Examples of fallacies: In making the statement “the evil domination of Boss Jim Gettys”‚ that is an example of ad hominem‚ because he is attacking Gettys. The statement that Kane makes “the dishonesty‚ the downright villainy‚ of Boss Jim Gettys political machine” is an example of ad hominem‚ also. The campaigner uses apple-polishing about Kane being the “only one man who can rid the politics of this state”. The fallacy of false dilemma is when the campaigner says
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three logical fallacies that are used in this paper are Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc‚ Far-Fetched Hypothesis‚ and False Dilemma. What is a fallacy? A fallacy is viewed as an error in reasoning. To be more exact‚ a fallacy is an "argument" in which the premises given for the conclusion do not provide the needed degree of support. A logical fallacy is an error in logical argument which is independent of the truth of the premises. When there is a fallacy in an argument it is said to be invalid. The presence
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which is a common fallacy made throughout his statement. This is referred to as a tu quoque fallacy‚ which shows that just because you are connected with a certain group of people does not mean you apply to commonly used stereotypes. The NCEA may have done a study relating to the environment but that doesn’t mean they are environmentalists. When Rush refers to the NCEA as "wackos"‚ this is attacking personal character that is not directly relevant to the issue at hand‚ this fallacy is know as ad hominem
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LEGAL EMPOWERMENT OF THE POOR: EMPOWERING INFORMAL BUSINESSES IN ZAMBIA By Silane K Mwenechanya (Dr)1 An Issue Paper prepared for the UNDP – Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor October‚ 2007 1 All comments should be addressed to Dr SK Mwenechanya at skmwene@zamnet.zm. The author is a business consultant with a special interest in private sector development. He is based in Lusaka‚ Zambia. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES.............................
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all comes together 1 Understanding how fallacies‚ critical thinking and decision making techniques are all linked together. What is a logical fallacy? According to the Webster dictionary (1996)‚ a fallacy is a false notion. A statement or argument based on a false or invalid inference. Fallacies can be divided into two different groups; the first one is the fallacy of relevance where the premises are irrelevant to the outcome. The other is fallacy of insufficient evidence‚ where the premises
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Base Rate Fallacy Base rate fallacy is when probabilistic inference is made based only on data relating specifically to the situation but ignores additional background or general data relating to the instance of the situation that sometimes leads to wrong conclusions. Base rate fallacy is a “paradigmatic Bayesian inference problem” (Bar-Hillel‚ 1979). If we consider a situation where a hit and run occurred at night in a city where there are 2 cab companies and a cab was suspected to have been involved
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Organization it self is defined as group of people coming together to achieve common objectives. A group is not just a collection of people. It is considered as a set of two and more interacting individuals to achieve certain goals and meet certain needs. These groups work in a systematic manner (Structure‚ hierarchy) and use the resources of the organization to attain their goals. The importance of the group can be elaborated under the following points: · Focus on achieving common objectives
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Peter‚ Peter’s Quotations: Ideas for Our Time‚ p.425.) A fallacy is an (as cited in “List of fallacies” from Wikipedia‚ pg. 1) “incorrect argument in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity‚ or more generally‚ a lack of soundness.” Knowing what defines a fallacy and how to dispute one can provide clarity on valid arguments. There are formal and informal fallacies that commonly used in arguments that are not sound. There are fallacies can be very difficult to detect because the reader has
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