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Fallacies

TFY C9. Fallacies: What's a Faulty Argument?

PCT Ch. 5: Fallacies and Persuaders

Chapter Summary

Chapter Nine Fallacies

This chapter will teach you about the names and meanings of nine fallacies. Fallacies may be accidental or intentional; many are amusing, all are manipulative; each sidesteps the work of constructing a fair and well-reasoned argument. Multiple examples and exercises will teach you how to recognize a number of basic fallacies and understand why they are fallacious. The chapter concludes with an excerpt for your analysis of Richard Nixon’s famous “Checkers” speech.

Glossary Chapter 9 Appeal to Bandwagon This fallacy seeks to persuade by appealing to the wisdom of the momentum of a popular opinion. Appeal to False Authority This fallacy seeks to persuade by citing fake, questionable, or inappropriate authority. Appeal to Fear This fallacy seeks to persuade by arousing fear that clouds rationality. Appeal to Pity This fallacy seeks to persuade by arousing pity. Circular Reasoning This fallacy assumes what it is supposed to prove by reasserting the conclusion, sometimes in different words, as though this conclusion needed no supporting reasons. Fallacy A fallacy is a deceptive invalid argument that can may appear valid. Personal Attack This fallacy attacks a person’s character without addressing the issue at hand. Pointing to Another Wrong This fallacy distracts attention from an admitted wrongdoing by claiming that similar actions went unnoticed and unpunished. Poisoning the Well This fallacy seeks to prejudice others against a person, group or idea so that their arguments will not be heard and judged on their own merits. Red Herring This fallacy distracts attention away from the lack of proof for a claim by raising irrelevant issues. Straw man Fallacies Videos Links Fallacy Types Map This fallacy misrepresents or caricatures an opponent’s position, then refutes the false replica created. see also:    PCT Ch. 5: Fallacies and Persuaders Formal and Informal Fallacies Video 7m Fallacies - Deductive and Inductive Reasoning and Fallacies - SlideShare 38 Fallacies - Partial List Fallacies - Senator Richard Nixon's Checkers Speech Fallacies -- Latin and Common Names Fallacies -- What Fallacies from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) Fallacies in Thinking Fallacies of Weak Induction Video 19m Fallacies of Weak Inductive Arguments Fallacies of Weak Inductive Arguments Video Fallacies Taxonomy Link Fallacies Videos Fallacies with Examples Article Fallacies: Ad Hominem Fallacy Fallacies: Band Wagon Fallacies: Circular Reasoning Fallacies: Logical Fallacies in Arguments Fallacies: Red Herring Fallacy Fallacies: Slippery Slope Fallacies: Straw Figure Fallacy Fallacies: Appeal to Hypocrisy Fallacy - Trump 15 in 3 Minutes Video Fallacy Project: Real World Examplses Fallacies from Various Sources Video Fallacy Types Map Fallacy Video - Mean Girls