I am having trouble finding real examples of fallacies in articles. What are they?
2006-11-16 15:51:44 · 3 answers · asked by Gloz 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
logical fallacies come under several categories,
Bandwagon fallacies are the everybody beilieves or does it so its right type of statement,
Slippery Slope arguments carry arguments to illogical disasterous conclusions, "If we accept this it will be the end of the world as we know it"
Circular reasoning " Cancer is bad because its bad"
These are generalizations go to this site for more information
www.fallacyfiles.org
2006-11-16 16:01:19 · answer #1 · answered by fancyname 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A fallacy is an untrue statement. Just about anything that the main stream press has said about George Bush and the Republicans for example. (Sorry I couldn't resist!) If a statement like "Republicans kill Ted Kennedy!", for example was published, and Mr. Kennedy was seen the next day on the floor of Congress, that statement would be a fallacy. A non truth, or simply a lie. (Although a lie is generally taken to mean a non truth told by someone that knows the truth and tells the fallacy anyway.)
2006-11-17 00:04:40 · answer #2 · answered by It All Matters.~☺♥ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Fallacy or falsehood, a statement of fact based on false or incomplete information.
2006-11-16 23:58:02 · answer #3 · answered by janssen411 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋