The term fallacy is from the Latin word "to deceive," meaning a false or misleading notion, belief, or argument; any king of erroneous reasoning that makes arguments unsound.
In simple terms…. an incorrect presumption.
If you were in Dr. Preston's class sophomore year, then you will always remember the logical fallacies we studied, but here are a few to refresh your memory:
-Slippery slope: states that a relatively small first step will lead to a chain of related events, leading down the slippery slope to the extreme.
-Non-Sequitur: does not follow; the conclusion is not necessarily connected from the premises.
-Appeal to authority (also known as argument from authority): The strength of this argument depends on two factors. 1) The authority is a legitimate expert on the subject. 2) A consensus exists among legitimate experts on the matter under discussion.
I too remember the really LONG packet of fallacy that Dr. Preston assigned us to learn. Ohhh the good times. The video clips that you chose helped support your definition of what a fallacy was. The second one was quite humorous which is how I usually try and memorize/remember terms and such.
ReplyDeleteThe second video helped me understand the differences of the fallacies and will help me remember them, thank you!
ReplyDeleteGreat job Arianna! The videos really helped me to understand those terms. Some terms are hard to get by just reading the definition so the videos and visuals really help to understand the meaning of a term. Thanks it was a lot of help
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ReplyDeleteOH. and it really helped me to understand the term. gracias.