ha! just titled it that to lure you guys in! you sick little bastards! lol just kidding. i originally had a question pertaining to FALLACIES. Does anyone have an example of one?
2006-12-03 10:34:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
You are wrong MN! HA! I got good answers to this question, it is not a fallacy! hahaha Thanks Jenny & Will
2006-12-03 10:53:51 · update #1
Two wrongs make a right.
People use this excuse that because someone else has done it it's alright.
Ex.
Jim borrows John's hedge trimmers with out asking figuring he'll return it before John even realizes it's missing. Once Jim finishes he's a bit tired and decides to wait until tomorrow to return it. The next day comes and Jim forgets he borrowed it. Months go by and one day Jim stumbles upon it and instead of returning it he chalks it up to the idea that if John had done it he wouldn't have returned it either.
So because Jim figures John would have done the same thing it makes it alright.
2006-12-03 10:44:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One fallacy that is common is known as "Appeal to Authority".
To appeal to authority means that you look at someone as an authority when they really are not qualified as such. An example is commercials on TV. Catherine Zeta-Jones walks on screen holding a phone and says that you should buy it. However, she is only going by what she is told to say. The real authorities on what makes a good phone are behind the scenes--developing new phone technologies to make customers happy.
Hope this helps!
2006-12-03 18:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by Will 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Example of a fallacy -
You will get good answers to this question.
2006-12-03 18:40:11 · answer #3 · answered by Mn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am very dissapointed in you. HAhaha
2006-12-03 18:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by no nickname 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋