Imagine you’re having a conversation with someone, and at one point, they claim a different aspect. They are trying to defend you. All of a sudden, you astonish s/he by replying ,” That’s a fallacy and not a proper logic .”
So, to appear with a confident character, you must learn other’s trick of conversation specified by Harvard University.
Argument means to prove logic in two different topics. Actually, it is like a debate. The different kinds of replies in an argument are a part of critical thinking and used in our everyday lives.
1) Straw-Man Fallacy:
When a person replies in a different aspect that wasn’t in your interpretation or mind is called Straw-Man Fallacy.
Example:
Person-1: The weather is nice today !
Person-2: So you think that everyone is living fine without any sorrow?
2) What-Aboutery Fallacy :
When a person tries to ignore your point by raising another irrelevant and problematic topic.
Example:
Person-1: The weather is nice today !
Person-2: The farmers must be in grief because of the absence of rain lately.
PRO-TIP:
● It is easy to detect a fallacy in someone else’s reply.
● It is tough to detect a fallacy in our own replies while we communicate with others.
REFERENCE:
● Harvard’s Course called “Argument: Introduction to Critical Thinking.” (Phylosophy+Ethics)
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