Pooping in the Woods

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Pooping in the Woods

This forum was created to facilitate the planning of our 1st annual Pooping In The Woods camping trip.


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    What's wrong with this argument?

    JakeS
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    Post  JakeS Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:03 pm

    Now that we've reached the stage in the book dealing with actual arguments, I want to play a little game.

    The first poster (me) will post an argument, with one small caveat, this argument needs to be fallacious. The next poster to respond will then show exactly what the fallacy is, and correct the mistake if possible. It is then their turn to post the next fallacious argument, and the process repeats. Got it?

    We'll start off easy, but feel free to try and formulate more complicated arguments as this game goes on.

    Here's my argument:

    Some men are fathers
    John is a man
    Therefore, John is a father.


    or more simply
    Some A are Z
    B is A
    Therefore, B is Z
    Chris_Lane
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    Post  Chris_Lane Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:28 pm

    This violates rule 3, The Move from Particular to Universal. Although your premise is true, it does not have a large enough scope to cover the conclusion that you drew.

    False Statement:
    These two smiley faces Very Happy Very Happy are identical.

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