IS THIS MORE OF THE FUTURE
The corona virus (Covid-19) has demonstrated the fallacy in believing that governments will eventually solve our problems. Simply understanding the many different types of fallacies will graphically show the illogical thinking shown by our political leaders. Applicable examples of fallacious reasoning.
1. Ad Hominem, attacking the person, rejection on source, not merit.
2. Appeal to Authority, truth based on blind faith because you admire who said it.
3. Appeal to Ignorance, claim that it must be accepted because no one else can prove otherwise.
4. Bandwagon, claimed to be true or good because many people believe it is.
5. Circular Reasoning, conclusion assumed to be correct by answering the question itself.
6. False Analogy, assumption because they are alike in one way, they are alike in another.
7. False Dilemma, only two choices given as alternatives when more than two exist.
8. Red Herring, when someone uses irrelevant information to distract from the argument.
9. Straw Man, refuting the original point, but really arguing a point that hadn’t been made.
10. Sweeping Generalizations, when a very broad application is applied to a single premise.
If the future depends on the honesty of elected officials, we’ve been on a very slippery slope. We must have the truth spoken to all of the people all the time. Just as importantly, the powerful must hear and act accordingly to the truth. Hiding behind the above fallacies is one reason why our government is failing us.