Fallacies are all around us. Daily‚ when we watch TV‚ listen to the radio‚ or even read newspaper‚ we see or hear fallacies. But what is fallacy? According to Wikipedia “A fallacy is an argument that uses poor reasoning. An argument can be fallacious whether or not its conclusion is true”. Fallacies are part of everyday and become a basic in certain aspects of life. According to the writing center of UNC‚ there are a lot of fallacies. Here is some of fallacies look likes: Hasty generalization
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CONTRADICTION AND EXPLANATION (1ST DEBATER) I. Possible positive topic of the first positive side: EDUCATION & DEMOCRACY Yes‚ education can be a positive or a good influence to us by the Americans in many ways. Especially most of the children are now studying in Public Schools because it’s free and the school can also provide other needs or tools of the student for learning like books but‚ even though they were the one to teach us the art of the English Language and literature‚ there are
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incidents happen is truly heartbreaking‚ but as far as Alexander’s argument goes it is very well put together. His argument is solid because it does have statistics‚ but on the weaker side it does not maintain a reasonable tone and it also has fallacies. First‚ Alexander’s argument offers some great statistics. Alexander tells us the insane amount of money the family is suing Myspace for “The family’s lawyer‚ Adam Loewy said the family is seeking $30 million worth of damages…”(119). At the
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Several logic errors or fallacies were noted in the con arguments‚ which further weakened the strengths of the con side of the debate. There were two direct parallels between the pro and con arguments. One of the set of arguments is not directly paired‚ but did overlap with some relevance. The team determined at the con argument of religious belief is a fallacy‚ shifting the burden of proof. The con argument of universal health care addresses
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prescription drugs‚ or the pharmaceutical companies will continue to reap huge profits. Therefore‚ price controls must be imposed‚ because we cannot tolerate these huge profits any longer. Answer Selected Answer: Either/Or fallacy Correct Answer: Either/Or fallacy Question 7 5 out of 5 points All persons act in order that they might get pleasure.Even so-called altruistic persons who help others so much that they do almost nothing for themselves get pleasure out of giving.Otherwise‚
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was trying to prove‚ leaving him to persuade his readers by asking illogical questions‚ attacking the opponent side with nothing to answer. Furthermore‚ Malek tended to generalize to verify one of his points. Moreover‚ he leaned toward the slippery slope fallacy when mentioning that there is a chance of the government banning candy companies or Starbucks. Malek should have provided more evidence‚ better use of word choice‚ and not asking illogical questions. And also not try to prove a point by using
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Jennifer Gleason AIU PHIL201-1203A-08 Introduction to Philosophy Sunday‚ June 24‚ 2012 Logical fallacies My whole paper will be over the logical fallacies and the examples I had made for each one. Now this all have to do with some kind of philosophy terms and what they truly mean but in my own words and examples. 1. Mere Assertion- Mere Assertion is when someone doesn’t want to give up an argument even known they can’t prove their right with no evidence. * Example: My daughter
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LOGIC (2S 1415) FINAL PROJECT Rodelas‚ Allyssa Jane D. #29 Song Fallacy Explanation Mahal ko o mahal ako by KZ Tandingan “nalilito litong litong lito sino ang iibigin ko ikaw ba na pangarap ko o siya bang kumakatok sa puso ko oh anong paiiralin ko isip ba o ang puso ko nalilitong litong litong lito sinong pipiliin ko mahal ko o mahal ako” False Dilemma (False Dichotomy) When the arguer sets up the situation so it looks like there are only two choices. In this song‚ the singer
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1. Question : Inferring a claim based on data is deductive logic‚ but what happens when the inference circumvents logical reasoning? Student Answer: No one will understand you. A fallacy has been committed. One has proven to be a good logician. One ought to use inductive reasoning. The syllogism is sound. Instructor Explanation: Tutorial Points Received: 4 of 4 Comments: Question 2. Question : A car salesman says this‚
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The film 13th by Ava DuVernay empowers and alerts the audience to the majority of the discrimination against people of color and especially black people that are victims of extreme predigest against them in so many different parts of life. The film does not signal out one or two individuals but singles out dozens of people in power‚ people who we think of as leaders‚ and huge organization that make laws for our country. DuVernays claims that we have not moved past the days of slavery and Jim Crow
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