Fallacious Agreements



Task 1 - Love is a Fallacy by Max Shulman

Fallacy:

Dicto Simpliciter 

Explanation:

This fallacy implies the phenomenon where an argument has been supported by an unqualified generalization.

Example:

One example of this would be spicy food is good for health. This is a fallacy because while spicy food may yield positive health benefits, the excess could cause chronic ulcers and even body temperature spikes in the long run.

Fallacy:

Hasty Generalization 

Explanation:

Hasty Generalization calls for making judgments and understandings on the basis of surrounding or immediate exposed occurrences that influence the perception of an individual altogether.

Example:

An example of this would be that one or two people are talking about the weather conditions in the city that there might be heavy downpour because there are heavy clouds in the sky. This is a fallacy since weather conditions are subject to change instantly, going from cloudy to sunny.

Fallacy:

Post Hoc

Explanation:

This fallacy suggests basing one's judgment and opinion on the basis of coincidental conditions altogether, which may cause a person to experience distress.

Example:

For instance, my own mother holds the fear of not going out to meet relatives or even friends because, in her belief, the city conditions worsen every time she goes out to see her family and relatives.

Fallacy:

Contradictory Premises 

Explanation:

This fallacy regards narrating an argument, a premise in a way that it contradicts another, previously established premise.

Example:

One example of this posting a question as What shape of a hole would fit in a round, square fit?

Fallacy:

False Analogy 

Explanation:

False Analogy regards bringing about instances and circumstances and falsely establishing connections which do not show any form of understanding and comprehension altogether.

Example:

One example of this would be most extremists practice Islam, so; therefore, Islam is a religion that promotes extremism, which is not true.

Fallacy:

Ad Misericordiam 

Explanation:

This fallacy suggests overlooking the central idea of the conversation or ...