PPT-Research Methods Reasoning Fallacies

Hindsight bias Tendency to believe after learning an outcome that one would have foreseen it The I knew it all along phenomenon Ex After the Packers lost on Sunday people thought I knew all along theyd lose even if they didnt. 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?. - Charles Sanders Peirce. Using Models of Reasoning. A Return to Logos. Reasoning from Specific Instances. Progressing from a number of particular facts to a general conclusion. .. This is also known as inductive reasoning.. By: Lauren Smith. 7:Appeal 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. vs.. Relevance. Homework. Reading: pp. 145-152. Recommended Exercises. (. do at least the starred problems. ). 4.3.III. (of relevance & weak induction). 4.4.I . (of presumption & ambiguity). How to spot sloppy thinking, dirty tricks, and flamboyant lies. 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!!!!. a. .k.a. Fallacy . What’s a Logical Fallacy?. What is a Fallacy?. According to Webster’s Dictionary, a fallacy is an error in reasoning or a flawed argument.. It’s an argument that does not conform to the rules of logic, but appears to be sound.. . by Auguste Rodin. Rationalism. in its modern sense, . rationalism. is any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification. it is a method of justifying beliefs in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and logical. Things you believe. that you can justify. that are true. Statements that you believe. that you can justify within some system of justification to the satisfaction of most people who operate within that system.. 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.. What is a fallacy? . What is a fallacy?. A . failure in logical reasoning. A . misleading or unsound argument. .. Argumentative structure – Claim, Evidence, (Warrant). A . misleading or untrue WARRANT. The . Post Hoc . Fallacy . – this is sometimes called the . post hoc ergo propter hoc. fallacy. The full phrase means: “after this, therefore because of this” And it is a causal inference fallacy. (304). - Charles Sanders Peirce. On the Radar. Researching the Persuasive Speech Assignment. Due Wednesday on . WebCT. (by 11:59 p.m.). Exam Two. This Friday in Lecture. Study Guide on Course Website. Workshops for the Persuasive Speech. 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!. S. ession & Syllabus. Session. Topics. Descriptions. Lecturer. 1. 4 Sep 2014. Introduction. & Prologue. Dosen. PJ. 2. 11 Sep. . 2014. Recognizing Fallacies. Looking at deceptive arguments, or fallacies.