Logical Fallacy Summary and Application
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Applications of Logical Fallacies
To fully understand what a fallacy is, one must understand what an argument is. An argument consists of one or more premises and one conclusion. A premise is a statement, either a sentence that is either true or false, that is offered in support of the claim being made; the claim is the conclusion, which is also a sentence that is either true or false.
A fallacy is an error in reasoning. This differs from a true error, which is basically being incorrect about the facts. More to the point, a fallacy is an "argument" in which the premises given for the conclusion do not provide the needed degree of proof. A deductive fallacy is a deductive argument that is invalid. An inductive fallacy is less formal than a deductive fallacy. They are simply "arguments" which appear to be inductive arguments, but the premises do not provided enough support for the conclusion.
To fully master logical fallacies, the last point to be aware of is Occam's Razor...