MODR 1760 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Genetic Fallacy, Begging, False Dilemma
30 Jul 2016
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7. 2: i will not commit this act because it is unjust. It can"t be true. (genetic fallacy: it is wrong to kill innocent human beings. It"s just another proposal by a mayor with few ideas to try to establish some pretext for reelection. Like all politicians, he will promise us anything to get re-elected, and then he won"t deliver. (red hearing) Although other experts disagree, we need to consider. Sagan"s arguments. (no fallacy: ten milligrams of substance z was fed to four mice and within two minutes all four went into shock and died. Probably substance z, in this amount, is fatal to the average mouse. (generalization: if we change the definition of marriage to allow gays to marry, then there will be nothing to prevent allowing polygamy, incest or bestiality. We cannot allow gay marriage. (slippery slope: i see nothing morally wrong with paying bribes to elected officials in other countries to obtain business favors.
