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20 FALLACIES WITH THERE EXAMPLE

The document lists 20 different logical fallacies along with examples for each. Each fallacy illustrates a specific error in reasoning, such as the slippery slope fallacy and appeal to pity fallacy. The examples provided help clarify how these fallacies can manifest in everyday arguments and discussions.

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20 FALLACIES WITH THERE EXAMPLE

The document lists 20 different logical fallacies along with examples for each. Each fallacy illustrates a specific error in reasoning, such as the slippery slope fallacy and appeal to pity fallacy. The examples provided help clarify how these fallacies can manifest in everyday arguments and discussions.

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20 FALLACIES WITH THERE EXAMPLE

1. SLIPPERY SLOP FALLACY


If we let our friend skip the cleaning schedule of our dorm, soon no one will not be
willing to clean on their turn and the dorm will become a total mess
2. APPEAL TO FORCE FALLACY
We have created group for logic assignment, if u do not participate in the group, I
will not include your name on the group list.
3. APPEAL TO PITY FALLACY
I know the assignment was due yesterday, but I lost my phone and felt completely
overwhelmed and helpless without it. I couldn’t access materials or stay on track,
and it’s been so stressful. It wouldn't be fair to expect me to finish on the same
deadline.
4. FALSE CAUSE FALLACY
I’ve noticed that every time I sleep with my socks on, I wake up with a headache.
Therefore, I’m convinced that sleeping with one’s socks on causes a headache.
5. SUPPRESSED EVIDENCE FALLACY
Savory breakfast provides the best food around the campus. You should use your
food cost sharing money to eat there.
(Suppressed the evidence that the money if your cost sharing won't afford eating
there
6. STRAWMAN FALLACY
We should try to save more money instead of spending it on unnecessary things
every day. My friend argues, "You are saying we should never buy anything at
all? Sometimes our cafe food can be uncomfortable so we have to eat out side and
we have to buy some learning material. Thus your idea does not work."
7. MISSING THE POINT FALLACY
Attending lectures shouldn’t be mandatory because good grades prove I have
already mastered the material. Forcing me to attend is pointless if I am achieving
good results.
(The conclusion ignores the purpose of attendance which is not just grades, but
also for socialization, and creating community.)
8. FALSE DICHOTOMY FALLACY
Either you help me on the exam, or I will fail and have to repeat the year. I know
you don’t want me to waste another year of my life, so you have to help me!
9. RED HERRING
Learning history as a freshman course is important to know about our identity.
However, since there have been many wars, conflicts, droughts, and famines, it is
important to ask for foreign aid.
10.COMPOSITION FALLACY
The chess club in this campus is part of the student club system, and it is
disorganized. Therefore, the entire student club system must also be disorganized
11.BEGGING THE QUESTION
I should study business because business is the best field for me. Therefore,
studying business is the best choice for me.
12.WEAK ANALOGY FALLACY
Afternoon lectures are similar to watching a movie again and again. Both are
boring and feel lengthy. Therefore both are unnecessarily.
13.ARGUMENT AGAINST THE PERSON
My friend argued that affirmative action is important policy and she advocates
about it, but she only supports affirmative action because she is a woman and
women benefit from such policies.
14.APPEAL TO PEOPLE
Everyone in the dorm stays up all night playing video games, so I should do it too.
15.APPEAL TO IGNORANCE
My dorm mate said there is no conclusive evidence to support the claim that Moses
parted the red sea, so the claim must be false.
16.COMPLEX QUESTION FALLACY
Why does every argument you hear after studying fallacy seems like fallacy?
(it is assuming that every argument you hear after studying fallacy seems like
fallacy, but asking the reason. )
17.AMPHIBOLY
My classmate mentioned that she saw our professor with a glass early this
morning; therefore, he must have been drinking something from it before entering
the class.
18.HASTY GENERALIZATION
My dorm mates are a medical student and they study the whole night. Sefereselam
campus students are medical students. Therefore all Sefereselam students study all
night.
19.EQUIVOCATION
Mr. We can't have an exam on Saturday, because we have a lab ( laboratory, a
place where science investigations are made ).
Instructor: Yes, you're right. All humans live by their lab (Amharic term, meaning
effort), we are nothing without our lab. So the Exam can't be on Saturday.( from
logic class).
20. APPEAL TO UNQUALIFIED AUTHORITY
A social media influencer promotes a skincare product, stating it cures acne. (Their
lack of dermatological training makes their endorsement unqualified.)

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