Do you know what a fallacy is?

Question

Can you give me a detailed exmaple of a fallacy from a magazine?

THANKS. BUT I NEED AN EXAMPLE AS WELL ;)

Answer 1

False belief based on misplaced logic. According to National Geographic, one of the most persistent fallacies about bats is that they lack eyesight. People probably base this on the fact that bats come out at night and fly so deftly due to their reliance on sonar. However, the fact is, bats can see but are intolerant to light. Bats probably would rather not have the ability to see; in fact, strong evidence links forced diurnal (daytime) action to heart attacks in otherwise healthy male bats. So if you find a bat asleep in your house, there's no need to kill it: do the poor thing a favor; open a window and wait until it gets dark. It will fly out at the crack of dusk.

Answer 2

A fallacy is a general type of appeal (or category of argument) that resembles good reasoning, but that we should not find to be persuasive.

A fallacy is not a single argument but a class of arguments grouped together, not by a common form but by a common appeal. In most cases the arguments that fall within the scope of the same fallacy all share a common (incorrect) assumption, which is the justification on which their different conclusions turn.

All members of the American Rifle Association are ignorant yokels.
No ignorant yokels are people whose opinions are worth considering.
Therefore, no members of the American Rifle Association are people whose opinions are worth considering.

Answer 3

A fallacy is a component of an argument that is demonstrably flawed in its logic or form, thus rendering the argument invalid in whole, except in the case of begging the question, a false analogy and other informal fallacies. In logical arguments, fallacies are either formal or informal. Because the validity of a deductive argument depends on its form, a formal fallacy, or logical fallacy is a deductive argument that has an invalid form, whereas an informal fallacy is any other invalid mode of reasoning whose flaw is not in the form of the argument.

Answer 4

a fallacy is something like "bandwagon"
it is probably the most known one.
a fallacy is something you use to help the situation in an argument.
ex.
"everybody's got an iPod. dont be left out of the fun. get yours today for inly 199.99!"
the person tries to tell you you should do something because every body else is doing it to. its not always something you want to take the advice on. it is sometimes called an illogical fallacy. most ads in mags are bandwagon. they may also illustrate this by showing happy people with the product. its lkike saying youll be happy once you have an iPod. this can be used for things like money, a product, drugs, sex, alcohol, but sometimes it is good. if it really can help.

Answer 5

Some people believe that the world is flat, but we know that is a fallacy.
Some people believe the fallacy that the world is flat.