Logical Fallacies

             A person's life in today's society is highly shaped by the choices made during that life's course. Decisions are made every single day in the lives of today's society. Insights and thoughts are proposed every day as well whether it they come from television, radio, or even writings of literature. In writing and literature, the author of an individual work usually attempts to propose a point that gives the reader a choice to agree or disagree with that point. Many times these are valid points accompanied by many forms of factual or opinionated evidence. There are, however, many methods to support these points that do not give relevant conclusions as to why one should choose to agree or disagree with that point. These methods are called logical fallacies. A logical fallacy is a fallacy in logical argumentation (TheFreeDictionary.com). Although logical fallacies are used today to win arguments and force ideas into society, further examination and education of these fallacies will help determine if and how these logical fallacies are used in argumentative points.
             There are many different types of logical fallacies being used to impose points in arguments today. These fallacies are grouped in different categories. One category of these fallacies is "fallacies of distraction" category (Downes). All the fallacies that fall in this category are characterized by the illegitimate use of a logical operator, such as 'and' or 'or,' in order to distract the reader from the apparent falsity of a certain proposition (Downes). Fallacies in this category include 'false dilemma,' 'argument from ignorance,' 'slippery slope,' and 'complex question' (Downes). One fallacy from this group that is widely used and should be addressed is the "false dilemma" fallacy.
             The "false dilemma" fallacy is know as the 'either or&apos...

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