Logical Fallacies Protect yourself!. A “Fallacy” is an error in reasoning. Sometimes it’s an...

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Logical Fallacies Protect yourself!

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Page 1: Logical Fallacies Protect yourself!. A “Fallacy” is an error in reasoning. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake, but sometimes people use fallacies to try.

Logical FallaciesProtect yourself!

Page 2: Logical Fallacies Protect yourself!. A “Fallacy” is an error in reasoning. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake, but sometimes people use fallacies to try.

A “Fallacy” is

•an error in reasoning. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake, but sometimes people use fallacies to try to manipulate us.•We can’t let this happen!

Page 3: Logical Fallacies Protect yourself!. A “Fallacy” is an error in reasoning. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake, but sometimes people use fallacies to try.

Examples of Logical Fallacies

Page 4: Logical Fallacies Protect yourself!. A “Fallacy” is an error in reasoning. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake, but sometimes people use fallacies to try.

Slippery Slope Fallacy

•Taking an argument to a ridiculous extreme in order to discredit it.

Page 5: Logical Fallacies Protect yourself!. A “Fallacy” is an error in reasoning. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake, but sometimes people use fallacies to try.

Ad Homenum Fallacy

•Attacking the person making the argument instead of the argument itself.

Page 6: Logical Fallacies Protect yourself!. A “Fallacy” is an error in reasoning. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake, but sometimes people use fallacies to try.

Appeal to Tradition

•Arguing that something should be done a certain way because it’s always been done that way.

Page 7: Logical Fallacies Protect yourself!. A “Fallacy” is an error in reasoning. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake, but sometimes people use fallacies to try.

Appeal to Pity

•Appealing to emotions rather than facts.

Page 8: Logical Fallacies Protect yourself!. A “Fallacy” is an error in reasoning. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake, but sometimes people use fallacies to try.

Appeal to Improper Authority

•Using an expert to support your position who has little expertise in that area.

Page 9: Logical Fallacies Protect yourself!. A “Fallacy” is an error in reasoning. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake, but sometimes people use fallacies to try.

“Straw Man” Fallacy

•Attacking only the weakest position of your opponent.

Page 10: Logical Fallacies Protect yourself!. A “Fallacy” is an error in reasoning. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake, but sometimes people use fallacies to try.

Either-Or Fallacy

•Providing no middle ground to your position.

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Post Hoc, Ergo Prompter Hoc Fallacy

•Making the mistake of believing that an event caused another event simply because it came before.


Logical Fallacies Guided Notes. What is a fallacy? Faulty Thinking or Faulty Logic.

Logical Fallacies Guided Notes. What is a fallacy? Faulty Thinking or Faulty Logic.

Logical Fallacies. What is a Fallacy? According to Webster’s Dictionary, a fallacy is an error in reasoning or a flawed argument. It’s an argument.

Logical Fallacies. What is a Fallacy? According to Webster’s Dictionary, a fallacy is an error in reasoning or a flawed argument. It’s an argument.

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Logical Fallacies Introduction and Activities. What is a logical fallacy? A fallacy is an error of reasoning. These are flawed statements that often sound.

Logical Fallacies Introduction and Activities. What is a logical fallacy? A fallacy is an error of reasoning. These are flawed statements that often sound.

13.1 Notes Fallacies of Vagueness - bgillette.combgillette.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/13.1-Notes.pdf · 8/13/2012  · 13.1 Notes Fallacies of Vagueness . Fallacies O A fallacy

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Getting Started— Fallacies in Films: Monty Python’s Argument Clinic Monty Python’s Argument Clinic (6:08) The Fallacy Project: Examples of Fallacies in.

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Critical Thinking: Chapter 7 More Fallacies. The Ad Hominem Fallacy The ad hominem fallacy rests on a confusion between the qualities of the person making.

Critical Thinking: Chapter 7 More Fallacies. The Ad Hominem Fallacy The ad hominem fallacy rests on a confusion between the qualities of the person making.

Logical Fallacies The Fallacy of Begging the Question: This is a common logical fallacy. It involves assuming the point that needs to be proven. In other.

Logical Fallacies The Fallacy of Begging the Question: This is a common logical fallacy. It involves assuming the point that needs to be proven. In other.

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Logical Fallacies. Fallacy What is a fallacy? “Guile or trickery or a false or mistaken idea” (124). “Fallacies have the appearance of truth but.

Logical Fallacies. Fallacy What is a fallacy? “Guile or trickery or a false or mistaken idea” (124). “Fallacies have the appearance of truth but.

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