What are the fallacies?

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Introduction
There are many people that they have a great ability to lie. And they talk with a great confidence and attitude you don't notice that they are actually spiting your face. And it's probably that they make use of fallacies to reach what they want and win the discussion.


That's is the topic of today:

The fallacies

First of all we need to know what is a fallacy. So, let's talk about it. A fallacy is a kind of error in reasoning. Fallacies should not be persuasive, but they often are. Fallacies may be created unintentionally, or they may be created intentionally in order to deceive other people.

Understanding the concept, we can say in few words that the fallacies are lies dressed up of truth.

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I have to say that the are many different kinds of fallacies but I made a TOP 4 of the most popular and common fallacies. So let's see it.

TOP 4: Fallacies

#1: Ad hominem

A theory is discarded not because of any evidence against it or lack of evidence for it, but because of the person who argues for it.
Example:
A: The Government should enact minimum-wage legislation so that workers are not exploited. B: Nonsense. You say that only because you cannot find a good job.

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#2: Ad ignorantiam

The truth of a claim is established only on the basis of lack of evidence against it. A simple obvious example of such fallacy is to argue that unicorns exist because there is no evidence against such a claim.
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#3: Ad populum

The truth of a claim is established only on the basis of its popularity and familiarity. This is the fallacy committed by many commercials. Surely you have heard of commercials implying that we should buy a certain product because it has made to the top of a sales rank, or because the brand is the city's "favourite".

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#4: Ad misericordiam:

In offering an argument, pity is appealed to. Usually this happens when people argue for special treatment on the basis of their need. Example: a student argues that the teacher should let him/her pass the examination because he/she needs it in order to graduate. Of course, pity might be a relevant consideration in certain conditions, as in contexts involving charity.

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I hope with this you can find the false argument when you're arguing with someone. Many people make use of them.

Thanks for reading my post. Greetings :D

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