MODR 1770 Lecture 2: Study Note 08 - Fallacies of Presumption (Insufficient Evidence)
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Modr 1770 - techniques of persuasion stamos fall 2012. Study note 08 - fallacies of presumption (insufficient evidence: when an argument fails to meet the sufficiency requirement. False generalization: hasty generalization is a kind of hasty conclusion based on inadequate knowledge or experience, randomization increases representativeness. I. e. , exercises; joe (an individual who just had a heart attract) should get exercise; hasty generalization. Book has a spine therefore all or. Most books have a spine; hasty generalization: i. e. , a dog taking a cell from the dog. Because the cell has a nucleus. All or most dogs have a nucleus; composition. I. e. , poor/rich; you have people who are clearly rich and clearly poor and everything in between. I. e. , (a or b) or c; (explaining bifurcation, the reason for bifurcation is there is a third alternative. ) Begging the question (four ways: assuming what you"re trying to prove. (i) (ii) Premise 1: the bible says god exists. Premise 2: the bible is true.