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| − | '''Common fallacies''' are arguments that have a [[logical fallacy]] | + | '''Common fallacies''' are arguments that have a [[logical fallacy]] inherent in them, yet are still commonly accepted by people who: |
*have difficulties with abstract thinking | *have difficulties with abstract thinking | ||
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*a theory should be accepted until a better alternative is found | *a theory should be accepted until a better alternative is found | ||
| − | *rates of recession or | + | *rates of recession, decay or growth observed today are somehow constant for extrapolation backwards in time |
*higher taxes must produce more revenue for the government | *higher taxes must produce more revenue for the government | ||
*fewer guns must reduce the rate of crime | *fewer guns must reduce the rate of crime | ||
*choice is somehow meaningful regardless of whether it is informed | *choice is somehow meaningful regardless of whether it is informed | ||
*human thought can answer any question | *human thought can answer any question | ||
| + | *loaded questions: embodies an assumption that, if answered, indicates an implied agreement. (e.g., Have you stopped beating your wife yet?) | ||
| + | *Appeal to Misleading Authority: When a person believes a claim to be true simply because an "authority" says so, when that "authority" is not actually an authority on the subject at hand. For example, if somebody believes a claim about chemistry to be true simply because a psychologist says it is true. What constitutes an authority is debatable. | ||
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| − | + | [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Common_fallacies&action=edit HERE] | |
| − | [[Category:Fallacies]] | + | [[Category:Logical Fallacies]] |
Latest revision as of 18:26, July 14, 2016
Common fallacies are arguments that have a logical fallacy inherent in them, yet are still commonly accepted by people who:
- have difficulties with abstract thinking
- are young students, or are adults unwilling to reconsider opinions they formed as students
- exercise their free will to embrace fallacies without concern for whether they are flawed
Examples of common fallacies are:
- a theory should be accepted until a better alternative is found
- rates of recession, decay or growth observed today are somehow constant for extrapolation backwards in time
- higher taxes must produce more revenue for the government
- fewer guns must reduce the rate of crime
- choice is somehow meaningful regardless of whether it is informed
- human thought can answer any question
- loaded questions: embodies an assumption that, if answered, indicates an implied agreement. (e.g., Have you stopped beating your wife yet?)
- Appeal to Misleading Authority: When a person believes a claim to be true simply because an "authority" says so, when that "authority" is not actually an authority on the subject at hand. For example, if somebody believes a claim about chemistry to be true simply because a psychologist says it is true. What constitutes an authority is debatable.
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