While it is similar to Ken: But what is the avoiding the issue morality exactly? fallacy, the red Mike: It’s a code herring is a deliberate of conduct diversion of attention shared by with the intention of cultures. trying to abandon the Ken: But who original argument. creates this code?... Equivocation Using an ambiguous The priest told term in more than one me I should have sense, thus making an faith. I have faith argument misleading. that my son will do well in school this year. Therefore, the priest should be happy with me. Drawing a conclusion My father Generalizatino based on a small smoked four sample size, rather packs of than looking at cigarettes a day statistics that are since age much more in line fourteen and with the typical or lived until age average situation. sixty-nine. Therefore, smoking really can’t be that bad for you. Cherry Picking When only select My political evidence is presented candidate gives in to persuade the 10% of his audience to accept a income to the position, and evidence needy, goes to that would go against church every the position is Sunday, and withheld. The volunteers one stronger the withheld day a week at a evidence, the more homeless shelter. fallacious the Therefore, he is argument. honest and morally straight. Affirming a Making the false I am either Disjunct assumption that when to bed or Either/or presented with an watching TV. I either/or possibility, am exhausted so
While it is similar to the avoiding the issue fallacy, the red herring is a deliberate diversion of attention with the intention of trying to abandon the original argument. Ken: But what is morality exactly? Mike: It’s a code of conduct shared by cultures. Ken: But who creates this code?... Equivocation Using an ambiguous term in more than one sense, thus making an argument misleading. The priest told me I should have faith. I have faith that my son will do well in school this year. Therefore, the priest should be happy with me. Generalizatino Drawing a conclusion based on a small sample size, rather than looking at statistics that are much more in line with the typical or average situation. My father smoked four packs of cigarettes a day since age fourteen and lived until age sixty-nine. Therefore, smoking really can’t be that bad for you. Cherry Picking When only select evidence is presented in to persuade the audience to accept a position, and evidence that would go against the position is withheld. The stronger the withheld evidence, the more fallacious the argument. My political candidate gives 10% of his income to the needy, goes to church every Sunday, and volunteers one day a week at a homeless shelter. Therefore, he is honest and morally straight. Affirming a Disjunct Either/or Making the false assumption that when presented with an either/or possibility, I am either to bed or watching TV. I am exhausted so
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