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    Logical Fallacies

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    Logical Fallacies Logical fallacies are errors in reasoning‚ defects that weaken arguments. At first they might seem correct. but if they are examined closely‚ it is obvious that they are incorrect. Critical thinkers recognize these fallacies in newspapers‚ advertisements‚ and other places so they can make good decisions in all areas of their lives. Here are some of the most common fallacies: Circular Reasoning: Supporting a premise with a premise‚ rather than a conclusion. In other words‚

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    unscientific. According to Sober (209)‚ naturalistic fallacy refers to the false idea that people develop when dealing with ought and is premises while trying to understand particular phenomena. Moore G.E‚ the first philosopher who invented the concept of natural philosophy by developing and sharing a false idea positing that naturally existing behaviors are right thus should be accepted by human beings. As illustrated by Greene (847) natural fallacy‚ according to Moore is an anecdotal gaffe of identifying

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    the issues[sex-ed.] at hand “removes family involvement with the children‚ put kids in an uncomfortable position‚ stripped any sense of morality‚ promote promiscuity‚ and encourages experimentation.” In the passage‚ I have identified the logical fallacies that the author utilized in their argument: personal attack(ad hominem)‚ slippery slope‚ perfect argument‚ false dilemma‚ and wishful thinking. This argument seems to direct its argument toward a general surgeon about his recommendation about educating

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    Book report ___Love is a Fallacy Love is a Fallacy is a funny story. The narrator of it is Dobie Gillis. He was a self-conceited freshman in a law school---University of Minnesota. And Petey Burch was Dobie’s stupid roommate‚ having a girl-friend named Polly Espy. While Dobie wanted to marry Polly after graduation. So he intended to steal her from Petey. By a chance‚ Dobie could give Petey a raccon coat‚ which was Petey desired to have‚ because he was a faddist. In

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    Logical Fallacies Fallacies of Relevance Ad Hominem  Refers to a personal attack on an arguer’s reputation or character rather than the argument itself.  Usually seen in political debates  Example: Teddy Roosevelt’s attacks on William Howard Taft’s obesity. Attacking the Motive  Refers to focusing on an attack against an arguer’s supposed motivation or bias rather than focusing on the argument itself.  Usually points to how the arguer would benefit from his own argument.  Example: Flower

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    Composition of advanced English Love Is a Fallacy   Love is a fallacy. This definition became true the moment Mr. Darcy met Elizabeth Bennet.   Apparently‚ the love that belongs to Darcy and Elizabeth contains too much fallacies and accidents. Rarely could anybody believe that this miraculous relationship would happen in our daily life; nevertheless‚ this story precisely indicates the essence of a solid love affair which is truly enlightening

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    Gambler’s fallacy 1 Gambler’s fallacy The Gambler’s fallacy‚ also known as the Monte Carlo fallacy (because its most famous example happened in a Monte Carlo Casino in 1913)[1] . Also referred to as the fallacy of the maturity of chances‚ which is the belief that if deviations from expected behaviour are observed in repeated independent trials of some random process‚ future deviations in the opposite direction are then more likely. For example‚ if a fair coin is tossed repeatedly and tails

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    Argumentive paragraph: The Cowardly Barber In the story‚ “Just Lather‚ That’s All” by Hernando Tellez‚ the barber would have been a coward had he killed Captain Torres because‚ when he killed the captain he was unarmed. Secondly‚ he would have to flee leaving all he had behind. Lastly‚ he would have been vulnerable. The barber was weak and afraid of killing captain Torres and to be called as the murderer of the captain. The barber would have been a coward because; he killed the captain

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    Straw Man Fallacy Essay By: Jonathan Soles A straw man fallacy in which an opponent’s argument is overstated or misrepresented in order to be more easily attacked or refuted. The straw man fallacy happens quite a bit in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller‚ but especially in on page 211 in the 4th column which reads‚ “(Procter): I have no love Mr. Parris. It is no secret. But God I surely love. (Cheever): He plow on Sunday‚ sir. (Danforth): Plow on Sunday! (Cheever): I think it

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    Intentional Fallacy

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    The text here presented is an essay written by William K. Wimsatt‚ Jr. which was included within his book named The Verbal Icon: Studies in the Meaning of Poetry published in 1954. The author introduces to us the concept of “The intentional fallacy” which describes the error of interpreting a work of art by second-guessing the intention of its author in creating it. In reading a poem the reader must lay aside all the possible intentions of the author and concentrate on the poem itself in order to

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