PPT-7-10 & 41 Fallacies

By Lauren Smith 7Appeal to emotion This fallacy is committed when someone manipulates peoples emotions in order to get them to accept a claim as being true This sort of reasoning involves the substitution of various means of producing strong emotions in place of evidence for a claim. Ad Hominem, Appeal to Emotions, False Dilemma, Appeal to the People, Scare Tactic, False Cause, Hasty Generalization, Red Herring, and Traditional Wisdom. What is a Fallacy?. According to Webster’s Dictionary, a fallacy is an error in reasoning or a flawed argument.. Homework. Recommended Exercises. (. do the starred problems. ). 4.4.III. : 1-50. Remember. . How does each specific argument commit a fallacy of that . type. ? . . Where precisely is the offending element in the argument?. English 28. Ms. Grooms. Fallacies. Errors in argument. Evade issue of argument. Treat argument as if it were much simpler than it is. Recognizing Evasions. An ineffective argument dodges the issue.. FALLACIES. Introduction and Activities. What is a logical fallacy?. A fallacy is an error of reasoning. These are flawed statements that often sound true. Logical fallacies are often used to strengthen an argument, but if the reader detects them the argument can backfire, and damage the writer’s credibility . Kimberly Wyatt – Critical Reasoning. Consistency and inconsistency. Flip-flop. Waffle. Flakey. Consider new information. Change your own mind. Is it simply pandering?. Consistent Individual claims. PROPOGANDA . Animal Farm. :. Propaganda. Propaganda is . the manipulation and control of language. . Propaganda transmits more than one message, depending on what the recipient wishes to hear or is told to hear. . Homework. Review:. Fallacies. pp. 103-105, §4.1 “Fallacies in General” . pp. 121-131. , §4.3 . “Fallacies of Weak Induction”. Inductive Argumentation. Analogical Reasoning, e.g., ex. 8.4. Causal Argumentation, e.g., 8.3b. May faulty logic undermine your entire philosophy!.  . An introduction to Logical Fallacies. Logical Fallacy. A fault or flaw in an argument. Formal fallacy . – flaw in structure of the argument. If Chris strangled his teacher, then he must be a criminal. “Jeopardy Style”. Single Sided Arguments. Definitions. “. A”nswers. Toulmain. Fallacies. What the Romans Knew. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. Patrick Henry speech (2A class notes). Context/Purpose. : public denunciation of British king; asking the Virginia convention to join him in spearheading the American Revolution. Audience: white, land-owning, rich males in Virginia who were representatives in the convention. The Seven Deadly Logical Sins. Ways to use logic as a shield. Spot Fallacies. Homer: Lisa, would you like a doughnut?. Lisa: No, thanks. Do you have any fruit?. Homer: This has purple in it. Purple is a fruit.. Fallacies are statements that may sound reasonable or true but are deceptive and dishonest.. Ad Hominem (Personal Attack). Definition: This fallacy tries to divert attention from the facts of an argument by attacking . Don’t Be Fooled by Bad Arguments (Part 2). Classification of Fallacies. Fallacies of Relevance:. Appeal to Force. Appeal to Pity. Appeal to the People. Ad Hominem. Accident. Straw man. Missing the Point. Pointy things go in the outlet, right?. Oh, look! It’s human nonsense generator, Donald Trump!. TRUMP! Everybody is excited about me! Big crowds, big, big crowds… the polls…. TRUMP!!!!. Yeah… That really doesn’t make any sense… which reminds me that this is a good time to talk about logical fallacies!.