TheLogicalFallaciesArgument&fallacies.Whatislogicalfallacy?whyshouldwelearnlogicalfallacies?fallaciesinandoutthetextcontentsArguments,likemen,areoftenpretenders.—PlatoargumentsconclusionpremisesfailtoprovideconclusiveevidenceWhatarefallacies?Thelogicismissingorsomethinginthecaseisnotclear.isnotnecessarilyafalsestatement.commonandquitepersuasiveatleasttothecasualreadersorlistenersTheAngelintheHouse?Girlsarenotgoodatscience.LooseGeneralization/DictoSimpliciter(过度概括)Itisanoverlybroadandabsolutestatement,whichdoesnotallowforanyexceptionsofcomplexity.ThemostbeautifulwomanscientistHedyLamarrThemotherofCDMAphonePage71,para69~74Exerciseisgood.Thereforeeverybodyshouldexercise.Exerciseisgoodisanunqualifiedgeneralization.Forinstance,ifyouhaveheartdisease,exerciseisbad,notgood........usuallygoodorgoodformostpeople.“Allgeneralizationsarefalse,includingthisone.”—MarkTwainAfloodhappenedafterthecometappeared;therefore,thecometcausedtheflood.PostHocFallacy/FalseCause(牵强附会/假性因果)Itisafallacyinwhichoneeventissaidtohavecausedanothersimplybecausetheyoccurredinsequence.Page71,Para80~85Let'snottakeBillonourpicnic.Everytimewetakehimoutwithus,itrains.EulaBeckerdoesn'tcausetherain.Shehasnoconnectionwiththerain.Gunsarelikehammers—they'rebothtoolswithmetalpartsthatcouldbeusedtokillsomeone.Andyetitwouldberidiculoustorestrictthepurchaseofhammers—sorestrictionsonpurchasinggunsareequallyridiculous.False/weakAnalogy(错误类比)Itpresumesthatiftwothingsorpeoplearealikeinoneortwoways,theywillbealikeinotherwaystoo.Page72,Para105~108Studentsshouldbeallowedtolookattheirtextbooksduringexaminations.Afterall,surgeonshaveX-raystoguidethemduringanoperation,lawyershavebriefstoguidethemduringatrial,carpentershaveblueprintstoguidethemwhentheyarebuildingahouse.Doctors,lawyers,andcarpentersaren'ttakingatesttoseehowmuchtheyhavelearned,butstudentsare.Thesituationsarealtogetherdifferent,andyoucan'tmakeananalogybetweenthem.Backfire:Para129hastygeneralizationpara75Para133falseanalogypara105Para137admisericordiampara99Para144hypothesiscontrarytofactpara109Para146dictosimpliciterpara71Para152poisoningthewellpara115gofurtherintothetextBandwagoneffect(随波逐流)PeteyBurchHastyGeneralization(草率结论)para75~79ContradictoryPremises(矛盾前提):para86~94AdMisericordiam(文不对题):Para99~104HypothesisContrary(与事实相反的假设)para109~114PoisoningTheWell(井里投毒)para115~120Excessivedrinkingisdetrimentaltohealthbecauseitcausesharmtothebody.CircularReasoning(循环论证)Itoccurswhenyoustateyourpositionandthenrestateitindifferentwordsasyourreason.Eitherwemustsetupastrictdresscode,oremployeeswilldressinappropriately.BlackandWhiteThinking(二分法思考)Itisaformofreasoningthatpresumesthatthereareonlytwopossibilities,whentheremaybemany.Ican’tallowmysontojointhatmountainclimbingclub.Ifhedoes,hewillbeclimbingmountainsatleastonceaweek,thentwiceaweek.Beforeyouknowit,hewillspendallofhistimeclimbingmountainsandwon’tbeabletokeepupwithhisstudies.Slippery-Slope(滑坡效应)Itpresumesachainofeventsthatisonlylikelytooccurfromoneoriginalevent.summaryLoosegeneralization/Dictosimpliciter(过度概括)Posthocfallacy/Falsecause(牵强附会)Weak/Falseanalogy(错误类比)Bandwagoneffect(随波逐流)HastyGeneralization(草率结论)ContradictoryPremises(矛盾前提)AdMisericordiam(文不对题)HypothesisContrary(与事实相反的假设)PoisoningTheWell(井里投毒)Blackandwhitethinking(二分法思考)Circularreasoning(循环论证)slippery-slope(滑坡效应)whylearnlogicalfallacies1.smart(IQ&EQ)impressthejudgeandaudience.2.removinganargumentfromthetableratherthanjustweakeningit.3.prepareforyouopponents’argumentratherthanbeingtakenoffguard.羡慕嫉妒有木有浪漫纯美有米有LOVEISAFALLACYWhatconstitutestheargument,andwhattherelationbetweenargumentandfallacy?Argumentconsistsoftwoparts:aconclusionandcertainpremises.Anargumentthatfailstobeconclusivelydeducedisinvalid,whichissaidtobefallacious.whylearnlogicalfallacies1.smart(IQ&EQ)impressthejudgeandaudience.2.removinganargumentfromthetableratherthanjustweakeningit.3.prepareforyouopponents’argumentratherthanbeingtakenoffguard.timetoshow1.DefenseAttorney:Thisyoungmancouldnotpossiblyhavekilledhisparents,becauseheisnowanorphan.()A.PoisoningTheWellB.CircularReasoningC.BandwagonD.Noneoftheabove2.Mindandrivers,canbebothbroad.Itisaknownfactthatthebroadertheriver,theshalloweritis.Thereforeitmustbetrue,thatthebroaderthemindis,theshalloweritis.()A.FalseanalogyB.FalsecauseC.BlackeandwhitethinkingD.NoneoftheaboveIwouldn’thavecheatedonmyincometaxes,buteveryoneelsedoes,sowhyshould'tI?()A.slipper-slopeB.bandwagoneffectC.loosegenerationD.Noneoftheabove