Domino Effect Of Fallacies On Slippery Slope

For my journal entry I choose to read Online Higher Education’s Individualist Fallacy by Johann N. Neem. Johann Neem is a professor of history at Western Washington University and argues that there is a value in “Institutional culture” for the student that attends traditional classes on a college campus. According to Neem, institutional culture is important because learning is a social experience and depends on relationships since under the guidance of a professor a student will prosper, and be inspired by the energy in the classroom setting. Neem also states that professors are able to adapt easily to the needs of the students that are present in the classroom versus those who attend online. Neem, contends that distance learning undercuts institutional learning due to the fact that students are not fully engaged with their professors and can miss out

| Demonstrates solid understanding of the concept of reasoning fallacies and identifies the most important fallacies in the argument by name and discusses their

A fallacy is the use of poor, or invalid, reasoning for the construction of an argument. It is an argument that makes an error in logic or makes assumptions that should not have been made. In the formal setting, an argument is two sides presenting their sides use logic and deductive reasoning. In the book “Writing Arguments”, authors John Ramage, John Bean, and June Johnson compare several fallacies. The authors’ describe the straw man fallacy as an argument when a writer constructs a misinterpreted version of an argument, that distorts its original meaning and intentions, soon after criticizes that as if it were the real argument. (401) A false dilemma fallacy is explained as two choices that are presented as if though they are the only

The slippery slope argument is based on the idea that once a healthcare service starts killing its own citizens, a line is crossed and a dangerous practice has been set. The concern is that a society that permits voluntary euthanasia will progressively change its stances to include non-voluntary and then involuntary euthanasia. Legal voluntary euthanasia could ultimately lead to a widespread range of unanticipated consequences, such as very ill people who need endless care, or people with severe disabilities, may feel pressured to request euthanasia so that they are not and do not feel as a problem to their family and occasionally, doctors may be mistaken about an individuals diagnosis and position, and the person may choose euthanasia after

LOL, you can't rebuttal because I am not wrong. You have no actual meaning of what a bigot is and these girls that just want privacy are not bigots. My so called slippery slope arguments are right on point as to your child like arguments are the equivalent of a 2 year old going na, na a boo, boo. You still cannot give me where your definition of bigot comes from and try to steer the conversation in a different direction when I ask. I can prove your definition is wrong and fallible and have shown you real world examples that make your definition fallible. We could all wish that this world was rainbows and butterflies were your definition would work but unfortunately it is not and we live in a horrible world with people that will do all sorts

6. Give a specific example of fallacy in reasoning during the speech. Be sure to identify the particular fallacy and the part of the speech that you feel fits the fallacy. Explain why.

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, many characters use the fallacy of the false alternative to force others into agreeance with their viewpoint. When Reverend Hale confronts Judge Danforth about the fearful effects of his actions, Judge Danforth refuses to entertain the possibility of his wrongness, and responds, “Reproach me not with the fear in the country; there is fear in the country because there is a moving plot to topple Christ in the country!”(98). Miller uses the fallacy to show the corruption of the court and its judges. Fear and a feeling of superiority trap the judges into a strict version of belief, where anyone who opposes their methods must oppose God.

Slippery Slope - “When you do stupid things” - This fallacy employs the context of joining the nefarious class of Pretto will lead to many, yet unavoidable consequences that are to happen if a person would enter his classroom. Despite the impossibility of the actual probability of consequences happening, it provides a simple, yet memorable phrase to all viewers.

This particular statement states that “it’s raining so much in Southern California these days because Trump is president” when there is no obvious correlation between the two events. It used to deface Trump because there is a social stigma surrounding Trump’s presidency. This opinion is an example of the fallacy of false cause because there is an assumption that the cause of the sudden amount of rain is due to Trump’s presidency. The sudden rain can be caused by the climate change such as the storms approaching Southern

I admired how you integrated examples, or experiences to support the definition of the outlined fallacies. Meanwhile, the perspectives for the outlined fallacies are very insightful. You brought out some interesting concepts regarding Attacking the person, and Red Herring. I believe your perspective concerning why people attack, and change a subject is accurate for some individuals. I also imagine that the bandwagon theory is common for children, however, this may be displayed by people age 50 and above, since they may want to avoid conflict, and or have lack of interest in a subject matter.

President Donald Trump is a notorious key player in social media and news stories. During the 2016 Presidential Election, many of Trump’s tweets were deemed inappropriate or outrageous by news outlets and the American public. Now, the tweets being sent from Trump’s account no longer comes off as a shock, rather than as something expected. With tweets ranging from self-adoration, animosity, and false claims, it is not difficult to discover one of these tweets within the 36.1K tweets he has released since joining Twitter in March of 2009. Trump’s egotism, misleading content, and intense narcissism are present in his interviews, online presence, and tweets. One of the misleading claims that he had made in late February was that he decreased the National Debt. Earlier this year Trump insisted that within the first month of his presidency, he had decreased National Debt. However, his claim is misleading and deceitful to the public. By taking credit for the debt without providing empirical supporting data, Trump has committed a false cause fallacy. The false cause fallacy is when an argument is made claiming that sequential events are caused by each other. False cause fallacy uses sequential events as evidence that the first thing caused the second thing.

Have you ever wondered if something is actually making you genuinely laugh or if it is just always laughed at so you feel like you must laugh at at? Sometimes people are so accustomed to the things around them that they are just going through the motions. Now fallacies are common errors within reasoning that will ruin the logic of your argument. They can be either illegitimate arguments or irrelevant points, and are often identified because they lack evidence that supports their claim. Have you ever jumped on the band wagon about something? Whether it be sports, an argument, or even bickering with a loved one. You side with someone even though you may not have all of the knowledge you should have befor putting up a fight.

The passage was talking about how moral theories are formed within people. One of the major ways the passage tells of how people form these moral theories is through how they feel and unrelated to external subject material — ethical subjectivists. And how that apposes the idea of culture dictating what is ethical based on popular opinions — cultural relativism. I found it interesting that the idea of forming a moral theories based on fallacies or “just because” is wrong. To that, who decides that way of thinking is wrong, who is to say what is the right or “better way” of forming moral

c. Errors in logic, or fallacies, can make an argument appear weak and unconvincing. Read about good arguments versus fallacies, and complete the five exercises. Then write two syllogisms of your own that are based on fallacies, and explain their logical errors. You might choose from these fallacies: validity problem, post hoc, slippery slope, straw man, inconsistency, begging the question, false dilemma, non sequitur, and ad hominem.

I really enjoyed your post on logical consequences. Ivey, Ivey, & Zalaquett (2010) point out that “this strategy of logical consequences is particularly important in making decisions and is used in many theoretical approaches to the interview. It is most often a gentle strategy used to help people sort through issues when a decision needs to be made” (p.339). I really like how they describe this strategy as gentle. Often people can only see the negative in their situation and feel that things are hopeless. Thank you for sharing your personal experience with an abusive husband and a counselor using the technique of logical consequences to help you sort out the positive and negatives of the situation. Sometimes when we are in the middle of a situation we are so blinded by all the negative thoughts that we cannot grasp that anything positive could even exist. I sought counseling after my husband passed away and I remember that all I could picture was everything negative that was happening and what I imagined yet to come. It is sad to say but I was giving up on life. Through many of the influencing skills techniques I was finally able to see that my life still