COMMUN 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Inductive Reasoning, List Of Fallacies, False Dilemma
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Logos: the evidence and reasoning behind your message: logos: Effective use of facts to back your claims and clearly show how those facts have led you to those claims. Includes use of evidence, or proof, of your claim. Avoids fallacious (faulty) reasoning that the facts are in your favor. Logos: using evidence: identify your sources and their qualifications, give listeners new evidence to increase their perception of your credibility, provide precise evidence, find compelling evidence. Generalize from facts, instances, or examples to make a claim: four types of inductive reasoning include: Different examples of your claim (endangered animals in the us therefore you should donate to the wwf) One incident is like another (lohan and cyrus) Signs are pointing to your claim (students need extra cash, so we should implement a system which pays) One event caused the other (violent video games, violent children: logos: avoiding logical fallacies.
