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Old 15-Nov-2006, 04:15
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Default Re: Instructor

you mean of logic?

These are the ones I can remember:

Slippery slope argument
Circular argument

What are the others? I seem to remember that they have fancy latin names.

Slippery slope arguments take a small detail and exaggerate the consequences of that detail repeatedly until almost any conclusion can be reached. ie: If I buy you a candy then you will eat too much candy and become addicted to it and then have to spend all your money on dentists bills, never be able to attract a woman later in life because you are so poor, and commit suicide unhappy and alone when you are 37 years old. Therefore I'm sorry but I can't buy you a candy.

Circular arguments are the kind of logic that uses the conclusion to justify the conclusion itself. ie: A PS3 is the best video game system so if you are going to buy a video game system the best choice is the PS3

But I remember from highschool there were a lot more, so if you have a list of the 10 you are thinking about, it may facilitate discussion if you posted it.

links:
Fallacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Logical fallacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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