Slippery slope is an informal fallacy of weak induction. It draws a conclusion from events of an exaggerated and improbable chain reaction. The following DIRECTV commercial shows a clear example of a fallacy of slippery slope: “When you wait forever for the cable guy‚ you get bored. When you get bored‚ you start staring out windows. When you start staring out windows‚ you see things you shouldn’t see. When you see things you shouldn’t see‚ you need to vanish. When you need to vanish‚ you fake your
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predetermined mental notions and beliefs that may not always be true. In the article‚ Hurley mentions that “The sad state of the economy all goes back to the big increase in imports from China.” He doesn’t want to blame his own country for its problem‚ so he blames China for it. He is biased against China. Another example from the article of bias is when Anderson says that “Labor unions…. [have] caused higher prices and greater unemployment.” He is biased against labor unions‚ so he is blaming them for
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arises. Thinking critically can help during an argument to minimize logical fallacies and direct the argument toward a solution. Logical fallacy simply put is an error in the logic or reasoning of argument that makes the argument vague or unclear. This creates a hole in the argument and the presence of a logical fallacy in an argument does not necessarily make the argument invalid. Fallacious
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Logical Fallacies is done manipulatively‚ always done on purpose and targets people’s ignorance and more of stupidity. The trial of the slave known as tituba is a perfect example of logical fallacy‚ because she had got beat really bad. Sweeping generalization is a logical fallacy where it can be named too broadly and where it can be applied to a general statement. Tituba fitted in this logical fallacy because people back then thoughtthough slaves were uncleaned and very low of the slaves and especially
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Fallacies and “Dirty Tricks” Identification The first person to try and categorize and systematically describe fallacies was Aristotle. He managed to identify thirteen different fallacies and divided them into two groups: Informal and Formal. The Informal Fallacy is hard to find because they can only be found and identified when you analyze the content of the argument. The Formal Fallacy is easy to identify because there is a defect to it and when you look at the logical formation of
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the dramatic Fallacy to keep ratings high‚ media seek strange/violent incidents to report/create dramas around murder makes up less than 1% of all crime‚ yet from watching TV or reading the papers‚ it seems like a commonplace events seems that most murders are well-planned‚ grisly affairs‚ or they happen solely by random chance in fact‚ most murders start as arguments that escalate into violence most crimes are relatively minor property crimes 2. the cops and courts fallacy police work made
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I found several videos that give good examples of logical fallacies. All the DirecTV commercials in this compilation are good examples of the slippery slope fallacy. Each commercial shows how having cable TV can lead to a chain of events that result in bad outcomes. These commercials used the slippery slope fallacy on purpose to entertain the audience. A slippery slope fallacy claims that once you make one choice‚ a chain of events will inevitably follow. The truth is that making the first choice
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Labor Practices Paper - Sweatshops XXXXX PHL 320DateBridget PeacoIn several countries across the world‚ individuals are being misused and mistreated on a regular basis by sweatshops and the people that run them. A sweatshop is a word used to define an operating atmosphere‚ generally factories producing textile products that are considered hazardous because of poor operating environments. It has been discovered that employees that work at sweatshops often experience metal‚ physical‚ and sexual abuse
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PCR0025 Critical Thinking All Foundation ONLINE NOTES LOGICAL FALLACIES Logical fallacy: An argument that contains a mistake in reasoning. 2 major groups: 1. Fallacies of relevance 2. Fallacies of insufficient evidence Fallacies of Relevance Mistakes in reasoning that occur because the premises are logically irrelevant to the conclusions. 1. Personal Attack 2. Attacking the motive 3. Look Who’s Talking (Tu Quoque) 4. Two Wrongs Make a Right 5. Scare Tactics 6. Appeal to Pity 7
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Assumptions and Fallacies What are assumptions? How do you think assumptions might interfere with critical thinking? What might you do to avoid making assumptions in your thinking? Assumptions are beliefs or ideas that we hold to be true often with little or no evidence required. Our assumptions or beliefs may have merit or they may not. Critical thinking is a process of challenging our beliefs and the inferences or conclusions they cause us to make. In our lives‚ we are constantly using our
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