Fallacies.pptx about the media and informatiopn

Fallacies.pptx about the media and informatiopn

1. AD HOMINEM - Ad hominem is a category of argument strategies that involve criticizing an opponent’s character, motive, background, or another personal attribute instead of their argument’s content. Example:   A restaurant shows pictures of their recent renovations of the outside of their building. While it may look more appealing from the outside, these renovations will not change the quality of food or the dining experience .

2. STRAWMAN -A straw man argument is when someone sets up and then disputes an assertion that is not actually being made. -For example ,  if someone says they love the color blue and someone else argues that red is better, asserting that the first person obviously hates the color red , this would be a straw man argument.

3. LOADED QUESTION - Loaded questions  are designed to make someone concede an unproven point. They are considered a form of  logical fallacy because they undermine honest discussion. Contains an embedded assumption.

4. BEGGING THE QUESTION The fallacy of begging the question  occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it . In other words, you assume without proof the stand/position, or a significant part of the stand, that is in question. Begging the question is also called arguing in a circle. Examples: Erica: "How do you know that the bible is divinely inspired?" Pedro: "Because is says right in the third chapter of II Timothy that 'all scripture is given by divine inspiration of God.’” This whole abortion debate about when human life begins is ridiculous. We should be thinking about the rights of the baby.