Logical Fallacies - Paperback
by Derek Lee
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781545235836ISBN-10:154523583XUPC:9781545235836Book Category:Study AidsSize:10.00 x 7.01 x 0.06 inchesWeight:0.16Product ID:SCCTZAWPJ9
What are Logical Fallacies?
Logical Fallacies are common errors in reasoning. It undermines the logic of the argument. Fallacies can be either illegitimate arguments or irrelevant point. Logical Fallacies are often identified because they lack evidence that supports their claim.
Logical Fallacies can also be liken to having cheat codes for a video game. The cheat codes can help you to quickly beat the game. It is like having a short cut.
It may be more time consuming and much more difficult to play a game without cheat codes. Similarly, as long as people don't know that you are cheating, you can be very persuasive in speech with logical fallacies.
Although Logical Fallacies have faulty reasoning, it doesn't mean that it is not effective. It can actually be very effective and persuasive, especially to the untrained ear who is not familiar with Logical Fallacies.
Watch out for these common fallacies in your own arguments and in the arguments of others.
In this book, logical fallacies and some of its examples include:
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
Genetic Fallacy
Begging the Claim
Circular Argument
Either/Or
Ad Hominem
Ad Populum
Red Herring
Straw Man
Moral Equivalence
Logical Fallacies are common errors in reasoning. It undermines the logic of the argument. Fallacies can be either illegitimate arguments or irrelevant point. Logical Fallacies are often identified because they lack evidence that supports their claim.
Logical Fallacies can also be liken to having cheat codes for a video game. The cheat codes can help you to quickly beat the game. It is like having a short cut.
It may be more time consuming and much more difficult to play a game without cheat codes. Similarly, as long as people don't know that you are cheating, you can be very persuasive in speech with logical fallacies.
Although Logical Fallacies have faulty reasoning, it doesn't mean that it is not effective. It can actually be very effective and persuasive, especially to the untrained ear who is not familiar with Logical Fallacies.
Watch out for these common fallacies in your own arguments and in the arguments of others.
In this book, logical fallacies and some of its examples include:
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
Genetic Fallacy
Begging the Claim
Circular Argument
Either/Or
Ad Hominem
Ad Populum
Red Herring
Straw Man
Moral Equivalence
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781545235836ISBN-10:154523583XUPC:9781545235836Book Category:Study AidsSize:10.00 x 7.01 x 0.06 inchesWeight:0.16Product ID:SCCTZAWPJ9
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