Informal Fallacies

 

 

Informal Fallacies

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Informal Fallacies

Question One

1. The fallacy appeals to ignorance since there is no proof that acceptance to the theory would reduce fears of terrorism and global warming. No evidence has proven it, yet the individual believes it.
2. The fallacy is a false dilemma since the individual is being given no option. Either the person accepts the ideas they are beaten.
3. Appeal to emotion as been used since the individual is relying on feelings to certify the innocence of Avery.
4. Ad Hominem fallacy has been used since it discredits ideals of equality by questioning the political actions used to arrive at it.

Question Two

1. Appeal to authority fallacy has been used since the person uses his position to disregard charges against him.
2. Straw Person fallacy is applicable since the inability of the individual to prove the point is being used as a reason to credit the logic.
3. Bandwagon fallacy is used because the point is informed by the fact that most people would agree with it.
4. Ad hominem fallacy is used since it uses the attributes of the individual to discredit their theory.

Question Three

There was a time that I argued with my brother concerning the efficiency of tarmacked and concrete roads. He would jump to justify everything since because he had more experience driving. He would say that the familiar roads, which are tarmacked, are efficient since they are more common than concrete.

Question Four

The clip-on bacon advert is based on hasty generalizations fallacy. The girls conclude that guys love bacon. It is even exaggerated more hen the here men arrive, and they seem to sense the bacon aroma, thinking it is what the girls are wearing. The girls also assume that the smell of the bacon will draw the guys to them since men love bacon. It is generalized since there is no evidence to show that men love bacon.

Question 5

The first clip features a guy who is being told a series of events that may happen if they are not able to control their emotion. The fallacy depicted here is the slippery slope fallacy. In this fallacy, an individual predicts the future events based on a current event. The occurrences may not be real, however, since the evidence is limited. If the guy calls the cable company and they disappoint him, he would get angry, interfere with his basketball practices, fight people, get a black eye and have people think that he is the wrong person.

Question 6

In my opinion, there is no fallacy involved since there is no argument. Kinder is just passing information on how he uses his rifle in different military grounds. He is not trying to persuade or provoke anyone. He also poses a challenge at the end of the clip. A fallacy may arise if the challenged individual maybe responds back.

Question 7

There are times when the actions one takes is informed by the opinion of the majority. It falls under the fallacy of appeal to popular belief. It may be wrong, but sometimes it is healthy since it promotes democracy. For example, there was a great consensus that girls should not head the school and most of my classmates agree to it. Had I known this was a fallacy early enough, the drastic changes would have been in place to ensure that girls have an equal position in leadership.