Thursday, May 13, 2010

Logical Fallacies

1)Fallacy: Appeal to Tradition
It's not even about a tradition you may truly believe in it's a tradition that has been along forever and passed along even if it's not believed in.
Example: Sure anyone with a huge beard from the middle east can be a terrorist. All people have believed this to be true for almost 10 years so it must be true since the belief has been around for 10 plus years.
Fallacy: Composition
It's basically a conclusion based on all facts surrounding a event.
Example: 18 wheelers are bigger than mini vans, therefore when making a turn a 18 wheeler may need to go into both lanes on a road to turn while a mini van will not.
Fallacy: Questionable Cause
Since A and B are seen as possibly related, therefore A leads to the cause of B
Example: Gabe plays boxing video games. When Gabe went to school he broke his nose. Therefore because Gabe played boxing videos now he blocks so the game character doesn't break his nose.

2)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGx8PfT61cQ (Accessed on May 13th, 2010)
Questionable Cause fallacy. Let the penny be (A) and the car be (B) because he found the penny (A) he died of a car incident (B). Therefore A causes B. Finding pennies leads to being hit by cars