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Chapter 5 Logical Fallacies-I

The fallacy of equivocation. According to the song, the pinball wizard is deaf, dumb, and blind. Dumb people aren't very smart. So, the pinball wizard isn't very smart. The fallacy of equivocation. The arguer uses the word "dumb" in two different senses. In the first sentence, "dumb" means "unable to speak." In the second sentence, it means "unintelligent." Consequently, although the argument may superficially appear to be valid, the premises do not support the conclusion.

The fallacy of personal attack. I'm trying hard to understand this guy who identifies himself as a security supervisor and criticizes the police officers in this area. I can only come up with two solutions. One, he is either a member of the criminal element, or two, he is a frustrated security guard who can never make it as a police officer and figures he can take cheap shots at cops through the newspaper. (adapted from a newspaper call-in column) The fallacy of personal attack. The caller never responds to the previous caller's arguments. Instead, he simply attacks his or her character. By criticizing the previous caller's motives, the arguer also commits the fallacy of attacking the motive.

The fallacy of straw man. The Red Cross is worried about the treatment of the suspected terrorists held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. What do they want the U.S. to do with them, put them on the beaches of Florida for a vacation or take them skiing in the Rockies? Come on, let's worry about the Americans. (adapted from a newspaper call-in column) The fallacy of straw man. The Red Cross, of course, is not suggesting that the detainees be treated as vacationers. The caller is misrepresenting the Red Cross's argument in order to make it appear ridiculous.

Barbara Youngblood, a member of the Wilkes-Barre (Pa Barbara Youngblood, a member of the Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) School Board for twenty-three years, had six relatives on the school district payroll before she was voted out of office in 2003. When questioned, she offered the following justification for nepotism in public education: "Every board member is pushing somebody for a job -- friends' kids, neighbors' kids. . . . This happens not only in the School District. People have relatives working in the same company. It's an everyday happening. Is that a sin?" (Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, November 17, 2002) Bandwagon argument. The speaker attempts to justify nepotism--a practice that creates clear conflicts of interest and often results in the hiring of less- qualified applicants--simply by noting that it is widely practiced.

[This is the end of the tutorial] Paul: My philosophy teacher said that it's impossible to prove that our memories are sometimes reliable. It's just something we have to take on faith. Lisa: That's baloney. I can remember countless times when I recalled information correctly. Isn't that proof enough? Begging the question. Lisa is trying to prove that our memories are sometimes reliable. Yet in saying that she remembers times when her memory was accurate, she is assuming what she attempts to prove. X [This is the end of the tutorial]