Callie H. answered • 04/30/19
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These are just some examples:
Slippery Slope: It gets cold in the fall, and then even colder in the winter. At that rate, we'll soon all freeze to death. Summer is much safer.
Composition: My birthday is in the summer, therefore every day of the summer we will have a party.
Genetic fallacy: Joe Smith loves the winter, and Joe Smith is an idiot, so the summer must be a better season.
Appeal to authority: Joe Smith, our mayor, loves the summer, so it must be a great time of year.
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Begging the question (in other words, circular reasoning): Summer is the best season because it's my favorite.
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John L.
Thank you lots. Do by chance have an example for faulty analogy, poisoning the well, and begging the question?04/30/19