Logical Fallacies
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We have learned about logos, the appeal to logic as a mode of persuasion. When making a logical argument, it is important to ensure that your logic is sound. Logic that is not sound makes logical errors, called fallacies.
Please read an introduction to logical fallacies on the Writing Commons website: Logical Fallacies
Then, read about specific logical fallacies from Purdue OWL and UNC Chapel Hill.
For additional examples, you may wish to watch the following videos:
- "The Fallacy Project: Examples of fallacies from advertising, politics, and popular culture," by TheHTownUSA
- "Five Fallacies," by PBS Idea Channel (Skip the last 1:30)
Then, please take the following steps:
- Select a logical fallacy you have learned about.
- Explain what the fallacy is, in your own words.
- Give an example of an argument in which the fallacy is committed.
- Post a substantive response to another student's post. For example, you might ask a question or offer a different viewpoint on the person's idea.
The following is an example for #1-3:
The ad hominem fallacy is when someone claims that another person's argument is incorrect only by attacking the other person's character. An example of an argument with this fallacy is "Thomas Friedman's analysis of the future of education is incorrect because he is an imbecile who writes for The New York Times, an idiotic newspaper." The argument does not say anything about Friedman's analysis. Instead, it attacks Friedman, himself.
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