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 […]
Daily Archives: April 1, 2022
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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 […]
Topic: Alcohol abuse Conclusions: Reduction in health damage caused by alcohol, reducing the amount of youth drinking, and reducing harm caused by drinkers. Thesis: Raising taxes on alcohol, more recovering groups for alcoholics and education for the youth. There are many alcohol related deaths. “Numerous reports have suggested that Americans […]
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 […]
Topic: Gun control Thesis: My argument would be not doing serious background checks on anyone who has firearm can lead to mass shootings or any shooting in general. Conclusion: The less background checks we do the more mass shooting will occur in the coming months and also continue to endanger […]
Topic: Sex Education being taught in schools How many people actually learned about sex education? How many people could have benefitted from learning sex education? Why were we not taught about this? One of the biggest controversies in education is whether sex education should be taught in schools. Many argue that […]
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 […]
Topic: Animals in Zoos & Aquariums Thesis: Animals that are kept in captivity are being mistreated and they deserved to be out in the wild where they belong. Conclusion: Such protests exemplify a controversial global movement that argues that animals have rights in the manner of humans. The movement aims […]
