what type of fallacy
12. That's gotta be a great line of clothes. Have you seen the prices and the people endorsing it?
8. Michael Jordan wore that brand, so those must to be the best basketball shoes. (FALSE ANALOGY)
5. All right-thinking people will support the Board of Education's decision to destroy novels in the school libraries that are offensive to the moral standards of the community. If there were an epidemic of typhoid, the health authorities would be expected to do everything in their power to wipe it out. ography is worse than typhoid, since it corrupts the minds and morals of the young, not just their bodies. The school board is to be applauded for their prompt action in wiping out this moral diseas
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You might also try these websites:
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/fallacies.html
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In this example, the fallacy being committed is called "false analogy." This occurs when a comparison is made between two things that are not sufficiently similar in relevant aspects.
To identify this fallacy, you can follow these steps:
1. Read the argument and identify any comparisons being made.
2. Evaluate whether the two things being compared are truly similar in relevant ways.
3. Determine if the conclusion drawn from the analogy is justified or if it is an unwarranted leap.
In the first example, the person assumes that the line of clothes is great simply because of the prices and the people endorsing it. This is a false analogy because the quality of clothes is not necessarily determined by the prices or the people endorsing them.
In the second example, the person argues that destroying offensive novels in school libraries is justified because health authorities would be expected to wipe out an epidemic of typhoid. This is a false analogy because the harm caused by offensive novels is not equivalent to the harm caused by a life-threatening disease like typhoid.
By identifying and understanding fallacies like false analogy, you can critically evaluate arguments and spot flawed reasoning.