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    Fallacy is a kind of error during arguing or reasoning anything. Fallacy may be created intentionally or unintentionally, majorly identified fallacy involved in argument some are in explanation definition etc. Some people also define fallacy as failure in providing sufficient proof for a believe. Just after voting when Three said to Eight that” That person is dangerous killer you were at court and heard all the things.” Here this point is fallacy (cherry picking or begging the question) because…

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    Logical fallacies are basically common errors. Everyone single person every day makes a common error. The logical fallacies that I will be discussing are the sunk cost fallacy, slippery slope fallacy, hasty generalization fallacy, post hoc ergo propter hoc, ad hominem, red herring, and the straw man fallacy. It happens to everyone of us, even though we may not even realize it sometimes. Sunk cost fallacy is getting into something and not wanting to get out of it because you may have put a lot…

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    Logical Fallacy Examples

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    Logical Fallacies are errors in reasoning that render arguments invalid and misrepresent issues. These assertions are often presented in ways that make them appear as proven facts, but they are often the opposite. Individuals using logical fallacies on purpose promote dishonesty, remove strength from arguments, and accuse readers of being unintelligent. These are found in essay writing, editorials, politics, slogans, social media posts, and advertising. Logical fallacies are arguments…

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    Logical Fallacies Examples

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    Logical fallacies are the overall analysis of an argument or an message that is being shown. Fallacies are normally involved into many marketing methods, as well as, in the law. I began to explain these examples to my roommate on Friday night. I went through each logical fallacy and explained to her what they were, along with an example of each. The name of all the logical fallacies are as follows: Ad hominem argumentum, ad misericordiam argumentum, ad populum argument, bandwagon appeal, begging…

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    Genetic Fallacy Quiz

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    9) Consider the following exchange: “How do I know God exists? How do you know he doesn’t?” Which fallacy does the second statement illustrate?
 
A. Perfectionist fallacy

B. Slippery slope

C. Misplacing the burden of proof

D. Inconsistency ad hominem



 10) Stating someone has negative features and his claim is invalid is an example of which fallacy?

 A. Ad hominem

B. Genetic fallacy

C. Straw man

D. False dilemma



 z 11) Consider the following statement: “So what if the…

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    these rare and exceptional opportunities are the reasons behind people’s success. While analyzing multiple stories of success, to persuade his readers into agreeing with his opinion on success, Gladwell incorporates the use of multiple logical fallacies that throw his entire perspective on success into question. Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” is a book about how having enough foresight to take advantage of opportunities, not simply hard work and talent, can lead to real success. This idea that…

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    Fallacies Simply Make Conversations Better If you lose your pen, you will not be able to take notes. If you do not take notes, you will not study. If you do not study, you will fail. If you fail, you will not receive a diploma. If you do not receive a diploma, you will not get a job. If you do not get a job, you will not have money. If you do not have money, you will not have food. If you do not have food, you will get skinny. If you get skinny, you will get ugly. If you get ugly, you will have…

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    The third fallacy in Twelve Angry Men is a Guilt by Association which does not have a latin translation. A Guilt by Association fallacy is grouping people together and then making a judgement on the group as a whole. The character who used this fallacy in the film Twelve Angry Men was The Stockbroker. The Stockbroker said “Slums are breeding ground for criminals” The Stockbroker’s quote was a Guilt by Association because he is taking the fact of where the boy grew up and grouping him with…

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    simplistic way of looking at information that not only does he tend to skew information but he uses what is called the Black and White logical fallacy. This is when “you presented two alternative states as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist” (Logical Fallacies). Most of what President-Elect Trump says is corrupted by this fallacy. He takes a controversial topic like immigration and says how you either pick him, who will keep your families safe or you choose Hillary who…

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    2013). It is a fallacy, Ad Hominem Fallacy, that Mr. Ravaswami attacks Ms. Forsythe by questing her motives concerning the leadership training program. He suggests that she may be eyeing his position in the company and secretly endorsing the Aspen Institute, which Ms. Forsythe had recommended to handle the program. In the memo, there is the Straw Person fallacy as the writer tries to influence his opponent’s point of view by attacking her. Moreover, the Glittering Generality Fallacy is also…

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