In this video, we discuss logical fallacies, which are common patterns of reasoning that lead to mistakes in our arguments and understanding of the world. Examples covered include ad hominem ...

Fallacies of reasoning: Errors in logic include attribution bias (the tendency to misattribute human behavior to character traits rather than to situational, structural or contextual factors); ...

The following is an alphabetical list of the logical fallacies we study in this course. Each fallacy is followed by a description of the proper method for identifying the fallacy (ID) when it occurs ...

The encyclopedia also argues that logical fallacies can be grouped in the following ways: "(1) the reasoning is invalid but is presented as if it were a valid argument, or else it is inductively ...

An example of this fallacy, according to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, a peer-reviewed academic database, is, "I've met two people in Nicaragua so far, and they were both nice to me.

Fallacy is defined as “faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument.” There are two recent prime examples of this. The first is former President Donald Trump’s analogy about a sinking ...

Perceptual Fallacy (Empiricism) Premise: Perception is crucial for collecting evidence concerning reality. Conclusion: Reality is perceptual. Flaw: Evidence depends on perception, but reasoning ...

This is a straightforward example of the fallacy of Straw Person. Before showing how to identify the fallacy correctly, let's look at a typical example of a botched identification. 1. Straw Person. 2.

Here are four reality fallacies that have true premises but reach false conclusions. Each fallacy leads to a bad philosophy of reality: Idealism, empiricism, Pythagoreanism, or social constructionism.