Essays on Logical Fallacy

Philosophy

A logical fallacy, in a broad sense, can be viewed as an error of reasoning. A fallacy is committed when a person tries to influence another person to take a particular position, based on flawed logic. Fallacious reasoning restrains people from thinking critically and knowing the truth, hence, making then susceptible to constant manipulation. As such, it is important to have the ability to recognize logical fallacies in the thought processes of other people to avoid making similar mistakes. In this paper, I will focus on one of the 17 logical fallacies that I provided in my initial presentation-argumentum ...

The three logical fallacies will be taken from the speech at Trump Tower from Republican Nominee Donald J. Trump in June 2015 to declare himself as a candidate for the position of President of the United States of America (Trump, 2015). The first logical fallacy delivered in the speech was related to Trump claiming that his opponents declared themselves in the position of the President of US from rooms where Air conditioners were not working and these candidates are unsuitable to work as the executive head of the country and they would fail to defeat ISIS. This is clearly ...

Donald Trump’s speech marks the businessman’s entrance in the presidential election race for 2016. His speech abounds of rhetorical devices such as language manipulation, propaganda, suggestions, diversions or emotional appeals, incorporating also statistics and verified data to support the presented arguments. Aligned with the principles of rhetoric, Trump’s speech announcing his candidacy to presidency has a sound structure and most importantly it fits the speaker’s communication style, reaching is intended audience. The speed is addressed to all American citizens who have the right to vote, as they are the targeted individuals that Trump aims to ...

The expression of personal opinions can lead to the emergence of truth or fallacious claims. The way people chose to speak determines the reaction of the listener in various ways. Logical fallacy or formal fallacies mean a flaw in reasoning or thought about something. It means coming up with reason but lacks enough arguments to support the reason. In logical fallacies as scare tactics, it means using fallacies to inflict fear. Logical fallacies used as scare tactics and appeal to force are common in day to day lives from childhood to adulthood. The logical fallacy for scare tactics has ...