Examples Of Informal Fallacies

Informal fallacies appeal to the ignorance of an inadequately supported argument and can be observed in everyday scenarios. Although many are incognizant of their effect on communication, being aware of the format of an argument can aid an individual in reaching their desired conclusion to any situation they are encountered with. When an argument is presented with limited alternatives, the omission of other choices provides the argument with a false dilemma causing the arguer in the discussion to be limited in their response. If an argument is approached with a false dilemma, the arguer is guiding the defendant to respond in the way that best supports his desired outcome. By limiting the freedom to explore other alternatives, the defendant is left to constitute a response that may not be in their best interest.
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A false dilemma is an argument that gives unlikely outcomes as if they are the only two possible outcomes that could arise from the situation at hand. The arguer then removes the least favorable option leaving the most desirable to be considered as the conclusion of the argument. This argument could have been corrected had the person the argument was directed at had chosen something other than the two options that were provided to him, such as “Are there really only two options?” or “Is there another alternative?”. The argument could then be justified because some or all of the other possible outcomes would be weighed as choices for the conclusion of the argument. By not limiting the number of choices the member had in his defense, the arguer then presents the member the flexibility to defend himself in any way he deems appropriate. If the person would have asked those questions instead of choosing M or U the argument would have taken this form: Either M or U / P //