Black or White Fallacy This fallacy can be referred to as an either-or fallacy or a false dilemma. By definition, it is a fallacy that falsely avails two options. It is a false fallacy because it ignores other alternatives that are also available for a particular school of thought. It […]
Discussion Board Post 7: Fallacies
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Cardi “Devonie hill” Clo’asian Black-or-White Fallacy The Black or White Fallacy is when someone assumes that there are only two options or answers to a question when more than two options/answers actually exist. An example of this type of Fallacy is while at a car dealer store the dealer asks […]
The fallacy I chose was the Bandwagon fallacy. The term bandwagon means to support someone or something only because others are also being supportive of it or them. Bandwagon is a fallacy because it assumes that because something has a lot of support/followers, it is a good idea to also […]
I am choosing to write about the “loaded question” fallacy. A loaded question is described as asking a question to someone, that contains an assumption you want the person to admit out loud. My example of a loaded question would be, Alex is walking to Mcdonald’s. Before he enters, he […]
The fallacy that I choose is Ad Hominem. This fallacy is when someone decides to insult another person based on their looks or history or personality or whatever they can think of in order to weaken whatever argument the other person is saying. An example would be if two friends […]
I chose special pleading. It’s when claims are made without being justified so you try and cover it up. An example is a parent telling a child if they slammed the door they won’t be able to go out. The child slams the door but claims it was the wind […]
Barry DB # 7 Fallacies A fallacy I decided to choose for this post is “Personal incredulity.” The personal incredulity fallacy is when someone concludes that something they have found difficult to understand or solve is not valid. For example, “I don’t understand how the evolution theory could explain life […]
Barry DB # 7 Fallacies A fallacy I decided to choose for this post is “Personal incredulity.” The personal incredulity fallacy is when someone concludes that something they have found difficult to understand or solve is not valid. For example, “I don’t understand how the evolution theory could explain life […]
The fallacy I chose from the list to discuss is “Composition/division” Which is basically the idea that because one portion of something is a certain way or is deemed true then that applies for the entire composition of something. For example Justin has a wooden door leading to his backyard […]
The fallacy I chose is “False Cause” which is a situation where a person creates a false connection between two variables and falsely assumes that one variable leads to another variable. As an example, it was raining the day I forget my test. Therefore, my failure was due to the […]
