Thursday, September 23, 2010

Logical Fallacies :: Logical Fallacies and How They Are Used

What is a Logical Fallacy?

Before one can establish what a logical fallacy is, one must understand what a logical argument looks like.  Generally, an argument has two parts: a premise (or premises) and a conclusion.  A conclusion is a claim being made, and the premises are the support for that conclusion.
There are two major types of logical reasoning: deductive and inductive.  Deductive reasoning is such that, if the premises are true, the conclusionmust be true.  It also moves from general cases to specific ones.
Deductive Argument: If an eight-sided figure is called an octagon, and I just drew a figure with 8 sides, then I just drew an octagon.

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