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Logical Fallacies

CSS 330-Critical Thinking and Computer Logic
Shelley Phumphrey
December 3, 2005

Logical fallacies are a part of everyday life. Many of us do not even realize their existence or means of use. A logical fallacy is faulty reasoning to an argument that is not only wrong, but sounds so convincing that a number of people who hear it are fooled by this reasoning and believe it to be true. Many times people mistake logical fallacies with critical thinking and incorporate these fallacies into their decision making process unintentionally. The three fallacies that will be detailed are slippery slope, hasty generalization and questionable cause. The first logical fallacy is the slippery slope. The slippery slope claims that a relatively harmless act if left unchecked will eventually lead to a disastrous event or once one step is approved this will lead to a chain of events. The reasoning is based on insufficient evidence that one action will lead to another. A group will start the......


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