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Title: Fallacious Arguments
Post by: maximumtom on September 25, 2010, 05:13:36 AM: Have you ever had someone twist your words or heard a politician avoid answering a question ? Or have you heard an advertisement or salesman say things that make you feel uncomfortable about not buying their product? All these people use what are known as â€˜Fallacious Arguments' in an attempt to gain control. For example , one fallacious argument, known as a â€˜straw man' is described as follows:

A straw man argument is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position. To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having refuted a proposition by substituting a superficially similar yet unequivalent proposition (the "straw man"), and refuting it, without ever having actually refuted the original position.

It is useful to be aware of the type of argument used so that you recognise them when they are being used against you and be wary of the person trying to gain control.
Here is a link to a site that describes some fallacious arguments. It is worth a look. Perhaps you will recognise some of the ploys.

http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?FallaciousArgument
Title: Fallacious Arguments
Post by: hubblebubbles on September 25, 2010, 07:55:39 AM: I am sure it all makes sense but its too early in the morning to get my head round all that !!!
Title: Fallacious Arguments
Post by: Jim Fraser on September 25, 2010, 09:17:58 AM: A logical theory, but the supporting definitions are harder to comprehend than the idea being argued.

And it hurt my head.
Title: Fallacious Arguments
Post by: stoop on September 25, 2010, 10:38:32 AM: Too much time on your hands ;-)
Title: Fallacious Arguments
Post by: Highlander on September 25, 2010, 11:13:39 AM: Tom - forgive me for not clicking on the link.

Brenda knows them all off by heart:(
Title: Fallacious Arguments
Post by: maximumtom on September 25, 2010, 15:45:20 PM: quote:
Originally posted by Highlander

Tom - forgive me for not clicking on the link.

Brenda knows them all off by heart:(

Did you duck quickly enough ?:D
Title: Fallacious Arguments
Post by: maximumtom on September 25, 2010, 15:49:37 PM: quote:
Originally posted by stoop

Too much time on your hands ;-)

I had to do something during the second half of the Man Utd v Rangers game.:D Besides, I like to know who is trying to take me for a mug.
Title: Fallacious Arguments
Post by: KKOB on September 25, 2010, 19:16:16 PM: I had a fellatio argument once. When it had finished I felt a bit of a dick.
Title: Fallacious Arguments
Post by: GordonA on September 26, 2010, 16:58:36 PM: Cor, Alan, Fellatio? Kind of 'hard' to get your mouth around that word, innit?? (I can sense a 'barring' approaching!!) :o :o:D:D
Gordy.