MODR 1770 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Red Herring, Webcast, Fallacy
23 Nov 2017
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A fallacy is an erroneous pattern of reasoning. Makes it difficult to accept as there is a flaw. Fallacies don"t come across as bad arguments. Augments have various criteria that lend to their strength; fallacious arguments fail to meet these criteria. A fallacy has more persuasive than rational value (arguer may start using tactics rather than logic) Begging the questions (also known as circular reasoning) webcast. This fallacy occurs when a premise is repeating the idea in the conclusion, or when the premise assumes the truth of the conclusion. Remember, premises are supposed to provide evidence to strengthen the conclusion, not repeat or assume the conclusion. Example: school uniforms are effective in decreasing illegal activity in school because they do cut down on crime . P1: school uniforms cut down on crime. Mc: school uniforms are effective in decreasing illegal activities. In this argument the premise offers no new information.
