Friday, March 1, 2013

Logical Fallacies

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  • Middle Ground-When someone justifies the truth of a claim by saying that it's in the middle of two extremes. Example: "I hear that Kylie is a genius," said Adam. "I hear that she's actually quite dull," said Alasdair. "That must mean that she is somewhere in the middle, just of average intelligence." said Kit.
  • Two Wrongs Make a Right-When someone justifies a claim because they believe someone else would do the same thing. Example: "It's okay for me to eat some of Jack's lunch, since he would do the same to me if I walked away for a second."
2. Hasty Generalization-When one specific example is given about something and then general conclusions are drawn from it about that something. Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky7ic1Ro9yw. The Hasty Generalization being made in this commercial is that since the boy got to kiss the beautiful girl of the popular guy at prom, that all Audi car owners will be able to be brave like that.


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