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Re: What's a Logical Fallacy?

Posted By: Mel, on host 209.180.199.91
Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2001, at 18:17:55
In Reply To: What's a Logical Fallacy? posted by Grishny on Tuesday, October 9, 2001, at 13:15:22:

> > I just received an e-mail from a friend that
> read in part:
> >
> > "I need to help a fifteen year old understand
> logical fallacies. It would help if they are
> funny."
> >
> > Anyone want to help out with some
> examples?
>
> You need to help a twenty-six year old
> understand logical fallacies. It would help if
> they were funny.
>
> Gri"DOIHH, COOL!"shny

I wasn't sure what logical fallacies were, either, but I checked out a couple of sites about them and now I *think* I've got some idea. To make a long story short, logic is:

If A equals B,
and B equals C,
then A equals C.

Logical fallacies are cases of someone trying to argue that A equals C, without having the premises necessary to support that conclusion. There's a link below to a list of all the logical fallacies, in case you're interested.

M"And if you still want something funny: Two logicians walk into a bar. The third one ducks."el

Replies To This Message

Re: What's a Logical Fallacy? - Grishny - Tue, 10/9/2001, 18:54:56
- Re: What's a Logical Fallacy? - Mel - Tue, 10/9/2001, 19:16:18
  - Re: What's a Logical Fallacy? - wintermute - Wed, 10/10/2001, 01:31:38
- Re: What's a Logical Fallacy? - Eric Sleator - Tue, 10/9/2001, 19:03:48
  - Re: What's a Logical Fallacy? - Silon - Wed, 10/10/2001, 05:39:01

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Message:	> > > I just received an e-mail from a friend that > > read in part: > > > > > > "I need to help a fifteen year old understand > > logical fallacies. It would help if they are > > funny." > > > > > > Anyone want to help out with some > > examples? > > > > You need to help a twenty-six year old > > understand logical fallacies. It would help if > > they were funny. > > > > Gri"DOIHH, COOL!"shny > > > I wasn't sure what logical fallacies were, either, but I checked out a couple of sites about them and now I think I've got some idea. To make a long story short, logic is: > > If A equals B, > and B equals C, > then A equals C. > > Logical fallacies are cases of someone trying to argue that A equals C, without having the premises necessary to support that conclusion. There's a link below to a list of all the logical fallacies, in case you're interested. > > M"And if you still want something funny: Two logicians walk into a bar. The third one ducks."el
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