Ad hominem

In this class we have studied various types of fallacies including fallacies of equivocation, fairness slippery slope fallacies, causal slippery slope fallacies, ad hominem fallacies, fallacious appeals to authority in addition to a few others. I will analyze the fallacies I specifically mentioned deeper by first explain them and their differences, give an example and then identify how one can identify them and decide if they are being used in arguments in their everyday life. Fallacies of…

people who use logical fallacies in everyday life and we all know them “politicians”. Their attempt to logic is to gain the support of the people. There are many different kinds of fallacies, each one with a different since of logic and form. The Ad Hominem argument, in which the writer…

The Heedlessness of Animal Rights Animal rights are the rights believed to belong to animals, so they can live experiment-free. The basic principle of animal rights according to PETA states that “animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on or use for entertainment” (BROOK). It is no secret that animal rights is one of the paramount controversial topics of the 21st century. There are still debates today between animal rights activists and animal rights terrorists. However animal rights…

without the audience being aware of the fallacy. The morality of using a fallacy is dubious at best, as it orchestrates a statement that appears true at a surface level, but is often used to mislead and push an agenda. An example of this is the ad hominem…

Ad hominem involves making a personal attack on somebody else in order to place the focus incorrectly on his/her personal life rather than the reasons given for the position on the issue. Tu quoque involves the concept that two wrongs don’t make a right. Whenever…

When he cites Caesar’s ambitiousness in saying,”...as he was ambitious, I slew him.” this is an example of using Ad Hominem. He repetitively uses this seemingly in order to tear down Caesar, and build himself. However, even if it seems this way, it partially is. Brutus is right in saying that Caesar’s ambition had a large hand in his death, but he deserved it. He was…

including logical fallacies, to form political relationships with his allies and against Caesar. Cassius argues that Caesar would not be a good king because he had a fever and asked for a drink of water (I.ii.126-135). This is an example of the ad hominem logical fallacy because he states that Caesar could never be successful because of an illness, which has nothing to do with his leadership ability. This is similar to the 2016 presidential election. The Republican nominee, Donald Trump, tried…

With a ferocious intensity and unwilting determination both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go head-to-head in a series of catastrophic arguments over which candidate would make America a better country. During the debate, the atmosphere was tense and the audience held no trace of humor, but instead very serious questions that the audience thought were relevant to determining which candidate that they should vote for. Throughout the centuries, American citizens have relied on the presidential…

I think the spirt of inquiry means the essential qualities needed for inquiry. The spirit is the qualities that a person has that allows them to inquire. Without the “spirit” inquiry may be difficult or unattainable. In the book they talk about the spirit of inquiry being the attitude or orientation of the participants. I think in order to have this attitude or orientation; you must also have these essential qualities. One attitude and beliefs I believe is basic to the spirt of inquiry is being…

not comprehend that there are, in fact, more than two candidates in which they can select from. This would be an example of the “either/or” fallacy, which, unfortunately has plagued the election for as long as I can recollect. Another being the “ad hominem” fallacy, also seems to be a reoccurring…