!)There are more churches in New York City than in any other
city in the nation, and more crimes are committed in New York City than anywhere else. So, if we are to eliminate crime, we must abolish the churches.
2)On our first date, George had his hands all over me, and I found it nearly impossible to keep him in his place. A week ago Tom gave me that stupid line about how, in order to prove my love, I had to spend the night with him. Men are all alike. All any of them want is sex.
3)Tagging by graffiti artists has become a terrible problem in recent years. Obviously our schools are stifling the creative spirit of these young people.
can you identify them,thanks
2007-09-17 19:23:20 · 6 answers · asked by Cupids Flower 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I think the first one is a non causa pro causa.
2007-09-17 19:30:08 · update #1
I think you could make a case for categorizing these as several different fallacies, and each of them has different names, but here's what I would say:
1) *** hoc ergo propter hoc (with this, on account of this)
2) Hasty generalization (i.e. "jumping to conclusions)
3) ... uh. Some cross between *** hoc, ergo propter hoc, red herring, straw man & ad hominem? I find this to be a poorly worded argument. Depending on what the speaker is trying to say, it could well be any one of the 4 I just listed.
2007-09-17 19:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by W. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. A true development of individual's character including human, ethical and moral values is not happening. Society's problems and social problem areas are not getting addressed properly.
2. Sex urge so commonly drives men.
Surely it is a characteristic of lower consciousness in man.
But then only a very few are actually developed to have
higher consciousness. Also being unselfish and having a
higher consciousness is still much rarer.
True, so many men, a vast majority of then dwell in a lower
consiousness and with selfish intensions where sex urge
and sex drive often dominates other qualities.
3. Again society's welfare in general with proper social responsibility has not been taken care of. Shows a hypocrisy
of our social leaders and social workers. Individual's development especially of the less affluent ones has not taken place due to this reason.
Solution : To address individual's development and social and society's welfare problems. Again this is not a simple challenge and much beyond a single person's capability to influence and solve. We need a group of people who would like to take this up with unselfish motives. They start with individual's personal development and work towards social welfare.
To tell you the truth, I would personally say that it is not within the purview of my profession to look after the society's welfare and do social work. Many people will feel the same way about the cause which exists and is a genuine cause.
This is another hurdle in getting the good work done.
2007-09-18 00:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by James 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
# 1 Post Hoc Ergo Propter #2slippery slope #3 Non Sequitur
2007-09-17 20:44:07 · answer #3 · answered by pax5155 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They all look like the fallacy of the excluded middle. That is, there is no causal link (or connection) given between the statement(s) and the conclusion.
2007-09-17 19:41:04 · answer #4 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number one is a questionable cause fallacy.
Number two is a hasty generalization fallacy.
Number three is a fallacy of confusing cause and effect.
2007-09-17 19:59:41 · answer #5 · answered by some_mystery_for_u 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. false cause
2.?
3.?
2007-09-17 19:39:04 · answer #6 · answered by dudes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋