Have you ever been in a room or a conversation with someone and they made a fallacy statement? A fallacy is a false notion or a statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference. There many types of logical fallacies. To name a few there are Attacking the Person, Appeal to Ignorance, and Appeal to Authority. There are three logical fallacies that I will discuss. Which are Black and White or Slippery Slope, Division, and Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc.
The Black and White fallacy or Slippery Slope is a line of reasoning in which there is no gray area or middle ground. It states that x, y, and zs are implicit in step A. The primary characteristic is that it fails to distinguish between (or among) degrees of difference. It argues for (or against) the first step because if you take the first step, you will inevitably follow through to the last. Example: We can't allow students any voice in decision making on campus; if we do, it would not be long before they are in total......
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