PS3-Y22 Katherine Cervantes
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Avoiding Deductive Reasoning Fallacies
Practice avoiding deductive reasoning fallacies by evaluating arguments. Complete the following steps.
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Get ready Read the following exchanges between customers and the new Quest tour assistant in Italy.
1.
Customer
: “Do you recommend the Adventures in Italy tour?”
Tour assistant
: “Yes. That tour is the best Italian tour Quest offers.”
Customer
: “Oh, really? Why is that.”
Tour assistant
: “It has the best tour developer at Quest. She was attracted to the Adventures in Italy tour because it has the best reputation. That’s because Quest designed it as the best Italian tour they offer.”
2.
Customer
: “I am thinking about enrolling on the Tuscany tour. I’d like to take a break from the tour on the third day to visit relatives, and then rejoin the group later. Can I do that?”
Tour assistant
: “No. If I make an exception for you, pretty soon everyone will want to take a break from the tour.”
3.
Customer
: “The brochure doesn’t list any activities for Sunday. How should I fit that into my budgeting plans?”
Tour assistant
: “You don’t need to make any plans. That day is free.”
4.
Customer
: “I am trying to choose between an Italian tour and one to Scandinavia. Can you send me information about tours to both destinations.”
Tour assistant
: “Let me tell you—everyone loves Italy. Either you take the Italian tour and have the time of your life, or you sign up for another tour and spend You Try It
your money on a week of disappointments.”
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Now you try it
In the following space, identify the deductive reasoning fallacy in Conversation 1. Briefly describe how you would change the argument to overcome the fallacy.
The fallacy in the 1
st
conversation is circular reasoning. Elaborating on the positive reputation the tour holds would help overcome that fallacy.
In the following space, identify the deductive reasoning fallacy in Conversation 2. Briefly describe how you would change the argument to overcome the fallacy.
A slippery slope is the fallacy in the 2
nd
conversation. Explaining why it’s important to stay with the tour for its entirety, would help to overcome this fallacy.
In the following space, identify the deductive reasoning fallacy in Conversation 3. Briefly describe how you would change the argument to overcome the fallacy.
This fallacy was probably not intentional, with it being equivocation. There seems to be a misunderstanding of the word “free.” Asking for clarification, and checking in with the itinerary, could help overcome this fallacy.
In the following space, identify the deductive reasoning fallacy in Conversation 4. Briefly describe how you would change the argument to overcome the fallacy.
The fallacy in the last conversation has false dilemmas surrounding the choice for a Scandinavian tour. Offering a layout of the itineraries, listing the pros and cons of each location, and maybe sharing some customer reviews, would help overcome this fallacy
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