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Whats is a fallacy? write an essay on various informal fallacies. |
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Answer» N this paper, a fallacy is a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning. It is usually a part of an argument, it demonstrates to be flaws in its logic and form and this renders the argument INVALID. It is a fault in an argument, and this misleads the mind. The flaws may be intentional or unintentional. If the flaw is intentional, we sometimes call it a sophism (A deliberately invalid argument DISPLAYING ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone). One’s understanding of fallacies might be USED for good — in order to avoid or EXPOSE ERROR or it may be for evil — in order to subtly deceive people. Sometimes it indicates false belief. There are two forms of fallacies: informal or formal fallacies |
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