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Friday, June 24, 2022

Notes on Logical fallacies

       Ad Hominem Effect

(Attacking the person): This fallacy occurs when, instead of addressing someone's argument or position, you irrelevantly attack the person or some aspect of the person who is making the argument. The fallacious attack can also be direct to membership in a group or institution.

(Source https://www.txstate.edu/philosophy/resources/fallacy-definitions/Ad-Hominem.html#:~:text=(Attacking%20the%20person)%3A%20This,in%20a%20group%20or%20institution.)

Strawman Argument/Fallacy

You misrepresented someone's argument to make it easier to attack.

By exaggerating, misrepresenting, or just completely fabricating someone's argument, it's much easier to present your own position as being reasonable, but this kind of dishonesty serves to undermine honest rational debate.

Example: After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenceless by cutting military spending.

(Source https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/strawman )

Bandwagon Effect

The bandwagon effect is the term used to describe the tendency for people to adopt certain behaviors, styles, or attitudes simply because others are doing so. More specifically, it is a cognitive bias by which public opinion or behaviours can alter due to particular actions and beliefs rallying amongst the public. ( Wikipedia)

Halo and Horn Effect

It is a cognitive bias that causes you to allow one trait, either good (halo) or bad (horn), to overshadow other traits, behaviors, actions, or beliefs.

(https://www.mollearn.com/about/news/is-the-halo-and-horn-effect-influencing-your-decisions-at-work/#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20Halo%20and,Kennon%2C%202011))



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