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Eric Fleming Philosophy Philo HW #3 Document and identify 4 informal fallacies. -For each of the four fallacies: 1) Give a quotation of and/or thoroughly describe the fallacy. 2) State which fallacy is being committed. 3) Explain why. 4) Give proper bibliographic documentation for the source of each fallacy. -Note: Only use fallacies that are described in Chapter 5 of Copi and Cohen's Introduction to Logic. 1.) Ad Hominem Fallacy: Description: This fallacy involves attacking the person making the argument rather than addressing the argument itself. Example: "You can't trust Professor Smith's research on climate change. He's been divorced three times!" Explanation: The argument attacks the person's personal life rather than engaging with the validity or soundness of their argument regarding climate change. Source: Copi, Irving M., and Carl Cohen. Introduction to Logic, 14th ed., Pearson, 2011, p. 140. 2.) Appeal to Authority Fallacy: Description: This fallacy occurs when someone asserts that a claim is true because an authority figure says it is true, without providing any further evidence. Example: "The famous actress Jenny Star said that this diet pill works, so it must be effective." Explanation: The argument relies solely on the authority of a celebrity rather than presenting evidence or reasoning to support the effectiveness of the diet pill. Source: Copi, Irving M., and Carl Cohen. Introduction to Logic, 14th ed., Pearson, 2011, p. 143. 3.) Straw Man Fallacy: Description: In this fallacy, someone misrepresents their opponent's argument in order to make it easier to attack. Example: "Opponents of the immigration bill want to open the borders completely and let anyone enter the country without any checks." Explanation: This misrepresents the nuanced argument of opponents of the immigration bill, which may include concerns about border security and immigration policy, not just advocating for open borders.
Source: Copi, Irving M., and Carl Cohen. Introduction to Logic, 14th ed., Pearson, 2011, p. 146. 4.) Slippery Slope Fallacy: Description: This fallacy asserts that one event must inevitably follow from another without providing any argument for the inevitability of the sequence of events. Example: "If we allow same-sex marriage, the next thing you know, people will be marrying their pets!" Explanation: This argument assumes a chain reaction of events without providing evidence or reasoning to support the idea that legalizing same-sex marriage would lead to people marrying animals. Source: Copi, Irving M., and Carl Cohen. Introduction to Logic, 14th ed., Pearson, 2011, p. 149.
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