There are 7 main groups of logical fallacies that infest politics and people's daily lives. These include false comparison, bad example, ignorance as proof, tautology, false choice, red herring, and wrong ending.
False comparison is where two similar things must be the same thing. This situation leaves out part of the information. A basic example of this could be comparing candy to vegetables. Let's say the comparison is, "Veggies are healthy than candy and therefore better!" This example leaves out the part of the information that has to do with the taste of the food. Candy tastes a lot better than veggies.
Bad example is another one of the 7 main groups of logical fallacies. This group uses false information. This group also uses irrelevant or wrongly interpreted information as well. An example of a bad example could be when two people are arguing about the rain. A bad example would be if someone says that snow makes people happy. Now maybe this is true, however it has nothing to do with the argument at hand.
The third main group of logical fallacies is ignorance as proof. This is where someone says something can't happen simply because they can't see it. An example of this could be people's argument about global warming. Some claim that global warming can't be happening because they can't see it happening since it got cold last winter.
Red herring is another one of the main logical fallacies groups. This is where the person distracts the audience and gets their minds on something else. A basic example of this is when someone yells that there is a bird. "Oh look a bird!" This distracts the audience from what they were thinking and makes them want to look up to see this bird.
The last main group of logical fallacies is wrong ending. This is where the "proof" that they present does not lead to an ending. An example of this could be that heavy metal music causes kids to be goth.
I think your topic for this post is perfect. I really liked how many examples you provided and the images that follow along with each of the examples/sins. For someone who is just learning about the topic, they should be able to fully understand after reading your post. I know that I personally learned each explanation better and understood each scenario after looking at the pictures that follow.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting topic! The examples are spot on when it comes to explaining what you are saying. Logical fallacies can be tricky, but since you explained them one by one, in-depth, I have a clearer understanding! These are also important within rhetoric; understanding what these are can be helpful in both understanding and analyzing rhetoric!
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