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The Fallacy of Questionable Cause
Understanding when a decision or path of action is based on logic based on questionable cause is important. The logic pattern in a questionable cause fallacy follows this format: After this, therefore this. ...
An example of this type of fallacy in action is described in the case of a woman attempting to make a purchase at a grocery store with a $50 bill she had just received from her bank (Jensen, 2004). ... The fallacy of questionable cause is committed, since it is unreasonable to assume that every $50 presented to make a purchase is counterfeit. ...
The Inappropriate Appeal to Authority Fallacy
Individuals and organizations often use an inappropriate appeal to authority in order to bolster support for a particular statement, decision or case. ...
Conclusion
In this paper, several types of fallacies were discussed and examples were provided to illustrate each fallacy.
Approximate Word count = 1287
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