Logical Fallacies
Raising interest rates by 3% MUST be in the best interests of the economy because the President said so yesterday on the 10 o’clock news.
(What Type of Fallacies is this)
What is the Appeal to Authority?
The reason the information exists
What is purpose?
After Sofie had finished her work, she went to lunch
(What kind of tense of sentence is this)
What is past perfect?
The Red Herring
What is distraction
The timeliness of the information
What is currency?
He has lived here for way too long.
(What kind of tense of sentence is this)
What is perfect present?
He is so evil you cannot trust a word he says about his family
(What Type of Fallacies is this)
What is the Ad Hominem?
Accuracy
What is the reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content?
Eagerly awaiting her birthday, Mary's presents were all picked up and admired by Mary many times throughout the day.
(Find the misplace modifier)
What is Mary's present?
Essentially you reduce an argument down to only two options despite the fact that there may be many more to choose from
What is the False Dilemma
Authority
What is the source of the information?
As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results.
(Is it logos, pathos, or ethos?)
What is ethos?
With this fallacy you argue against a phony, weak, or ridiculous position that you have created, and then proceed to easily knock it down.
What is the Straw Man?
The importance of the information for your needs.
What is relevance?
You will never be satisfied in life if you don't seize this opportunity. Do you want to live the rest of your years yearning to know what would have happened if you just jumped when you had the chance?
(Is it logos, pathos, or ethos?)
What is pathos?