Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Logical Fallacies in Oral Address

A logical fallacy is a collapse in logic often used in debate.
Ad Hominem: A general category of fallacies
False Causality: When a statistic shows a relationship between A & B
Red Herring: A deliberate attempt to to change a subject or divert from an argument
Overgeneralization: Statement that are so general that they over simplify reality.
Bandwagon effect: phenomenon of a popular trend which attracts the attention of a group of people.

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