The logical fallacies that I have chosen to study in this paper are "Appeal to Emotion" Fallacy‚ "Common Belief" Fallacy‚ and the "Hypothesis Contrary to Fact" fallacy. In the following paragraphs I will be defining the fallacies and how they relate to critical thinking. I will also be providing a popular culture example for each fallacy to illustrate each fallacy. In conclusion I shall attempt to provide Pro ’s and Con ’s for each Fallacy. The first Fallacy I chose was the "Appeal to Emotion"
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Fallacy Summary and Application: Three Fallacies and Organizational Examples The concept of critical thinking can be a difficult task. The process involves analyzing an argument and determining whether it ’s fallacious or not. An argument is fallacious when there is an error in its reasoning. Bassham‚ Irwin‚ Nardone and Wallace (2002) suggest there are two types of fallacies: (1) fallacies of relevance and (2) fallacies of insufficient evidence. This case study will analyze three fallacies
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STUDENT HANDOUT LOGICAL FALLACIES Explanation of Logical Fallacies * What is logic? * Logic is reasoning that is conducted according to strict principles. * How is logic related to expository writing? * When you write an expository essay‚ you are using logic to provide the layers of proof for your statements. * You are proving your thesis when you construct your topic sentences. * e.g.‚ answering the “Why”‚ “How”‚ “What are they” questions about the
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Types of Fallacy 1) Fallacy of Accident/ Fallacy of Sweeping Generalization - occurs when one reason with the generalization as if it has no exceptions. Examples: 1) Cutting people with a knife is a crime Surgeons cut people with knives Therefore‚ surgeons are criminals. 2) Birds can fly Penguins are birds Therefore‚ penguins can fly 3) Speeding up above 50 kph is a crime. Therefore‚ ambulance drivers are criminals. 2) Fallacy of Converse Accident - occurs when
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Part 1: Intellectual Standards- “The vast majority of Transterra’s college apparel is manufactured in a factory in Honduras which employs primarily women and children who operate under horrific conditions.” The author is violating the intellectual standards of precision and breadth. The author does not provide enough details to emphasis that the company employs primarily women and children. It could be possible that everyone has a different meaning to horrific conditions. In other countries it
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Types of Fallacies: * “Argument” from pity: when feeling sorry for someone drives us to a position on an unrelated matter * We have a job that needs doing; Helen can barely support her starving children and needs work desperately. But does Helen have the skills we need? We may not care if she does; and if we don’t‚ nobody can fault us for hiring her out of compassion. But feeling sorry for Helen may lead us to misjudge her skills or overestimate her abilities‚ and that is a mistake in
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2014 Ignoring the Question This paper will be focused on four common logical fallacies that can be deceitful yet very affective whether they are used in debates or in ways to convince an individual or a crowd to trust in what is being said by persons in leadership positions. “A logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning” (33 Current Arguments II). Ignoring the question is one of the most commonly used fallacies in the political and business world. “When someone says‚ “I’m glad you asked that
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Fallacies of Equation and Division Fallacies of Equation and Division HU 101 -7G 5/18/13 Instructor: George Strohm Fallacies of Equation and Division First I had to define fallacies of equivocation and division to see where I could possibly start with this essay. Equivocation happens when someone is using a key term in an argument; however the meaning of the key term changes during the course of the argument. "To expose the fallacy of equivocation you give accurate and specific definitions
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Bernasol‚ Cristine Dayonne P. Acts of FOOLISHNESS: FALLACIES The task of reaching their target audience and as well as adhering to the vast needs of their customers and all the people who rely to their market for consumption of basic needs have been one of the biggest challenges to the business industries today. Different companies from the diverse world of market today have been continuously tested on how they would effectively reach their desired market and also acquire more consumers
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Logical Fallacies In an argumentative essay‚ the writer attempts to persuade the reader through the logic or rationality of her argument. If the writer’s essay is based on emotions or feelings‚ or if the rational thought is flawed (and therefore not rational)‚ the argument loses its strength. Below is a list of logical errors commonly made by students in argumentative essays: Hasty Generalization: Jumping to conclusions. All required university courses are boring. Solution: Avoid words like "everybody"
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