Studying fallacies has taught me that during a debate or
argument, you have to make sure that neither you nor your opponent is using opinions
or fallacies. Many people use fallacies so they can avoid having to have any
knowledge on the topic of an argument, and still sound credible. They are often
used in political debates, news stories, and even arguments between typical
people. They make it much easier to convince an audience about an idea, since
some fallacies can be as convincing as actual evidence when they are used in
the correct situation. Even though logical fallacies are usually used to
present false information, they can still be used correctly to convey true
information. For example, the fallacy ignoring a common cause is a fallacy in
which you assume that because one event happened right before another, the
first caused the second event though a third event could have caused them both.
This fallacy could still be used to present correct information, if the second
event actually did cause the third, and the first event was unrelated. Almost
every fallacy has a situation where it actually true, but still are most often
false.
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