Saturday, September 18, 2010

Structural Fallacies

After reading Structural Fallacies in chapter 11, I learned that misleading and deceiving premises are the only reasons there are bad arguments. Other causes that can lead to any bad arguments is the way an argument is structured and organized.  The examples in the book between fallacy type and similar type of valid or strong argument were extremely helpful. I got a better understanding because it had comparison of the two side by side giving me a better view of how different it is. The explanation for the fallacy type occurs when sequences are rotated like "affirming the consequent" or saying one thing but later taking back what had been said which is "denying the antecedent." However, similar type of valid or strong arguments shows the correct way of how the premises and conclusion are supposed to be arranged. I now know that I have to be aware of I arrange and construct the premises and conclusion otherwise my arguments would be considered fallacy.

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