First, if the concept of a logical fallacy is foreign to you, here it is.
A logical fallacy is an error in logical argument which is independent of the truth of the premises. It is a flaw in the structure of an argument as opposed to an error in its premises. When there is a fallacy in an argument it is said to be invalid.
Here are a few examples of logical fallacies.
Situational Ad Hominem: You just say that global warming may have non-human causes because you work for the oil industry. Don't show me those made up facts of similar planetary warming on Mars!
Ilicit Major: God is love Love is blind. Stevie Wonder is blind. Stevie Wonder is god.
No True Scotsman: No true Scotsman has their Scotch with ice! But Mr McCool has Scotch with ice and he's from Glasgow! McCool's not a true Scotsman!
For more examples of fallacies, go to www.fallacyfiles.org
In my statements in talking to JW's about their religion, I've noticed that they always resort to using logical falllacies. Why?
2006-07-22
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