Examples Of Logical Fallacies
Hovsep Miribyan
Professor S. Joseph
English 104
29 August 2014
Ignoring the Question
This paper will be focused on four common logical fallacies that can be deceitful yet very affective whether they are used in debates or in ways to convince an individual or a crowd to trust in what is being said by persons in leadership positions. “A logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning” (33 Current Arguments II). Ignoring the question is one of the most commonly used fallacies in the political and business world. “When someone says, “I’m glad you asked that question!” and then promptly begins to talk about something else, he or she is guilty of ignoring the question” (38 Current Arguments II). Many politicians such as our president and other …show more content…
However equivocating can be very effective because people often tend to agree with whatever they think is best for them. The speaker can subliminally change the idea of a situation without the crowd realizing what has taken place and they will end up agreeing with something they would not normally agree …show more content…
For example, criminal actions are illegal, and all murder trials are criminal actions, therefore all murder trials are illegal. This being said is an example of equivocation because murder trials are not illegal however, murder is illegal. The word illegal is used the second time to trick the audience to assume that what is being said holds true. Finally another example of equivocation in the political world, the following was published on Townhall Magazine in 2012 of May “we know the story well Barack Obama was for same-sex “marriage” (1996) before he was against it (2004) before he was for it (2012), although in 2008, he was apparently for it and against it (although mainly against it). Based, however, on his strong support for gay activism during his “against” years, it seems clear that he was equivocating in his public opposition to same-sex “marriage” (12 Brown).
Jumping To Conclusions
Ultimately, the final fallacy that will be mentioned is jumping to conclusions. As one might guess this is a very commonly used fallacy and is also pretty self-explanatory. It means, that “the conclusion in question has not been supported by adequate amount of evidence” (38 Joseph). For example if someone goes around
Miribyan
Professor S. Joseph
English 104
29 August 2014
Ignoring the Question
This paper will be focused on four common logical fallacies that can be deceitful yet very affective whether they are used in debates or in ways to convince an individual or a crowd to trust in what is being said by persons in leadership positions. “A logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning” (33 Current Arguments II). Ignoring the question is one of the most commonly used fallacies in the political and business world. “When someone says, “I’m glad you asked that question!” and then promptly begins to talk about something else, he or she is guilty of ignoring the question” (38 Current Arguments II). Many politicians such as our president and other …show more content…
However equivocating can be very effective because people often tend to agree with whatever they think is best for them. The speaker can subliminally change the idea of a situation without the crowd realizing what has taken place and they will end up agreeing with something they would not normally agree …show more content…
For example, criminal actions are illegal, and all murder trials are criminal actions, therefore all murder trials are illegal. This being said is an example of equivocation because murder trials are not illegal however, murder is illegal. The word illegal is used the second time to trick the audience to assume that what is being said holds true. Finally another example of equivocation in the political world, the following was published on Townhall Magazine in 2012 of May “we know the story well Barack Obama was for same-sex “marriage” (1996) before he was against it (2004) before he was for it (2012), although in 2008, he was apparently for it and against it (although mainly against it). Based, however, on his strong support for gay activism during his “against” years, it seems clear that he was equivocating in his public opposition to same-sex “marriage” (12 Brown).
Jumping To Conclusions
Ultimately, the final fallacy that will be mentioned is jumping to conclusions. As one might guess this is a very commonly used fallacy and is also pretty self-explanatory. It means, that “the conclusion in question has not been supported by adequate amount of evidence” (38 Joseph). For example if someone goes around
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