Logical fallacies

1. a. Retroactive interference occurs when more recent information gets in the way of when one is trying to recall older information. This new material interferes with remembering old information already stored in the long term memory (LTM). An example of this would be if an individual were to call his/her ex-girlfriend/boyfriend the new boyfriend/girlfriend’s name. This example shows that the recent name retroactively interferes with the previous name, which is evidently problematic for recall.…

Fallacies are made in various arguments and speeches throughout history, in order to win an argument. In The march of the flag, given by Albert J. Beveridge, there are fallacies detected throughout the speech. Fallacies are incorporated throughout the speech in order to have the audience agree with Beveridge’s views on the superiority of white Christian Americans compared to other citizens in other countries who practice other religions and worship deities. In the opening of the speech,…

Harvard. Dr. Tierney seemingly provides an expert-based and useful argument on America’s use of military power. Unfortunately, Tierney’s argument, whether right or wrong must be discarded because it is based on flagrant fallacies in logic. The argument’s most egregious logic fallacy is appeal to emotions. By…

respond to fallacies that arise through dialogue? (pages 205-208) Earlier in on of the reading guides, I spoke about a debate about the presidential election. All though I was not directly involved in the debate, I was able to sit back and listen to the various sides. I noted that several people had fallacies within the argument. Although they were not aware, and before this class I would not either. These fallacies were not handled maybe how they should have. In these section I took…

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…

This premise could possibly be an example of the red herring fallacy. It starts off mentioning how the Burqa is a representation of the dominance…

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 equivocation is used…

What is a fallacy argument? A fallacy argument is an argument in which the reasoning is given poorly or error in reasoning, whether or not the conclusion is true in many cases fallacy arguments may appear correct though if thought logically it would be wrong. “(The word fallacy actually stems from the Latin verb fallere, which means “to deceive.”)” (Herrick, 661p). The word fallacy sticks to its roots and deceiving the person or thing making it believe in what might not appear real is real. We…

One of the fallacies I found was slippery slope. Slippery slope is a fallacy that asserts some event such as the world ending must inevitably follow from lack of action by government. Greg Craven, the logician in the video states that there will be “sea level rising, entire coastal countries disappearing…

of our arguments can be true or false on some proclamations but we should be prepared for any counterargument. Logical fallacies can make your claims weak and untrustworthy which is one of the reason to avoid using them. Having strong arguments with evidence and limited bold statements will help your readers stay onboard with you. The articles I chose to critique on have logical fallacies that make them have holes in their claims. They consist of “Why We Crave Horror Movies” by Stephen King, “My…