PHIL 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: False Dilemma, Fallacy, Electronic Component
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You can"t prove that there aren"t martians living in caves under the surface of mars, so it is reasonable for me to believe they are: appeal to false authority. Well, isaac newton believed in alchemy, do you think you know more than. Dad: because if you don"t, you will spend your entire summer in your room with nothing but your bible: appeal to the majority. Lots of people bought this album, so it must be good: false dilemma. If you do not vote for this candidate, you must be a communist: equivocation. A cold soda is better than a warm soda. After all, nothing is better than a warm soda, and a cold soda is better than nothing: begging the question. If aliens didn"t steal my newspaper, who did? (assume that the newspaper was actually stolen): ad hominem. I saw magpie and ten minutes later, i crashed my car, therefore magpies are bad luck: slippery slope.
