There are 7 seven deadly sins, talked about in this chapter, first is the false comparison, the doughnut has purple and purple Is a fruit, therefore you should eat the doughnut. Second, the bad example, seeing all those crimes on tv makes me want to lock up my kids and never let them out. The examples don't support the conclusion. Because the crime rate isn't as high as the portray it. Third. Ignorance as proof, it's a sin by assuming that examples cover all possible out comes or examples an mistake called falacy or ignorance. Ex there's nothing wrong with you, the tests came back negative. But they didn't test for everything only for few things so something might be wrong. Fourth the tautology one of the most boring fallacies, just repeats the premise. "The Cowboys are favored to win since they're the better team". The proff and the conclusion agree perfectly and there lies the promblem. Fifth sin, The false choice, Do you support government-financed abortions and the woman's right to chose? This is a kind of fallacy called many questions in which two or more issues get merged to one. The proper response," I support a woman's right to choose government free abortions". Sixth sin, the red herring, this is an argument completely out of context thrown in the argument to distract the opponent. The seventh deadly sin, the wrong ending, it's an ending that makes no sense when the argument is over. Ex affirmative action is needed because campuses are so white. True most college campuses are Caucasian but the has nothing to do with the argument. These are the seven deadly sins,
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