For this week, make two comments. For the
first comment, give an example of a fallacy in reasoning. See my examples
below. For the second comment, give your answers to the creative thinking
questions below. Have fun with the creative
thinking.
Critical Thinking:
Critical Thinking:
Give an example of a fallacy in reasoning.
Here are some examples: 1. When my children were very young, I would tell them
to brush their teeth in the evening. I told them that if they did not brush
their teeth, the sugar bugs would eat their teeth all night and eventually
their teeth would turn green and fall out. By predicting dire consequences, we
try to influence behavior. This is an example of using slippery slope. Maybe
some of you child development majors would have a better way of getting
children to brush their teeth, but this worked for me. 2. Here is another
example: When my daughter was in middle school, she died her blond hair black.
I asked her why she did it and she said that she was tired of blond jokes. She
was the victim of the stereotype that all blondes are dumb. 3. You will also
find many examples of fallacies in reasoning in commercials and political
speeches. Can you provide other examples of fallacies in reasoning?
Creative Thinking:
For the creative thinking part, read about
creativity and brainstorming and have a little fun with this exercise. Provide
at least 3 answers to these questions: 1. How is a peanut like you? Here are my
answers. 1. A peanut is wrinkled, like me. 2. A peanut is curvy like me. 2. I
have a hard outer shell and a soft inner shell. How is a peanut like going to
college? In every classroom there are at least 2 nuts, the instructor and at
least one student. The squares on the peanut remind me of rows of chairs in the
classroom. 3. There is usually something good on the inside.
How is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1. Peanuts are grown in the South, like me.
2. Peanuts grow in clusters, like a big family. I have 10 siblings.
3. No two peanuts are alike, they are an individual, like me.
How is a peanut like going to college?
1. Sometimes a peanut is a lot of work, for little reward.
2. A peanut is high in protein but also high in fat. College is high in knowledge but also high in cost. Both have good and bad all in one.
3. Name brand peanuts taste the same as the off-brand. Small colleges can provide a great education, just like big name big money colleges.
One of the biggest fallacies in society is weight loss products. If they really worked everyone who needed to lose weight would use them and as a result be healthier. This would have a negative impact on countless industries and cost those businesses billions of dollars. The clothing industry would lose sales income as they like to make bigger sizes more expensive. The health care industry would lose trillions of dollars if the population were healthier and did not need as much medical care or medication. The weight loss industry would be the biggest loser. If there was a successful product it would sell like crazy for a little while, then poof it would be no longer needed. I understand these are extreme examples, but weight loss products do not work. However, people spend their hard earned money on these products religiously. Just look at the television and see them selling hope for an easy fix.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing that people keep buying these weight loss products when the obviously don't work. It is a good example of a fallacy in reasoning.
DeleteOne of the most common Fallacies reasoning that I see is when people make generalizations. People assume things and create stereotypes. There are many examples I could give of this. All blondes are dumb, gingers have no soul, quiet people are rude, skinny people starve themselves, and the list goes on. When people make generalizations they are not considering how each person is different and even if that stereotype fits one person it does not always apply to the next. One might guess that people make these assumptions that they can give themselves an idea of what to except for certain people and or to explain to themselves why a person is the way they are.
ReplyDelete1. How is a peanut like you?
ReplyDelete1. Peanuts can be added to different recipes therefore having different forms like me I can have different moods and feelings.
2.Peanuts have hard shell but are soft on the inside. I can come off as having a hard shell but once you get to know me I am lovable.
3.Peanuts come in twos in their shells just like I go along with my sister.
How is a peanut like going to college?
1.Sometimes peanuts can be very satisfying just like when you get work back that you tried really hard on and in return you got a good grade.
2. In addition peanuts can have a bitter aftertaste just like when extra homework is added on to the additional.
3.Peanuts can come with different seasonings on them just like the kids in college, everyone is different.
One example of a fallacy in reasoning is, "A black cat crossed my path yesterday and, sure enough, I was involved in an auto mobile accident later that same afternoon." This is an example of faulty cause, which mistakes correlation for causation, by assuming that because one thing follows another it was caused by the other. This type of fallacy is popular among superstitious people and those who believe in weird notions, such as a black cat crossing your path leads to bad luck, or that Friday the thirteenth is day of bad luck. All of these examples are irrational.
ReplyDeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1. It is a tan color, like me.
2. It has an outer shell that is harder than the inside.
3. What you see is not always what you get.
How is a peanut like going to college?
1. A bag of peanuts is like a classroom full of students, none are the same.
2. You have to pay for peanuts just like you pay for college.
3. It can be hard.
How is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1.It has a rough exterior and a softer interior
2.Like a peanut my exterior is likely not very tasty.
3. The peanut and I also share a distinct lack of similarities.
How is a peanut like going to college?
1. In order to fully enjoy the peanut you must first work to get through the shell, much like how in order to enjoy classes you must put in effort to succeed.
2. Peanuts come in pairs in the shell and likewise attending college pairs you with an instructor that you may potentially grow alongside of.
3.Peanuts vary greatly just like no two students are exactly the same.
One example of a fallacy of reasoning that I often encounter is the slippery slope. Given that I have grown up in a fairly large household I have often seen the reasoning that if you do not do something then it will lead to dire consequences, such as how if you do not brush your teeth properly every day then your teeth will rot out of your head. Another popular slope I have seen before is how one may assume that just because a child did something bad once they are likely to do so again and eventually escalate the acts. While this may be true it is also true that the child may have not known it was wrong and after being corrected never does whatever act it was that they did again. So although there is often some truth in dire slope reasoning they are in no way accurate 100% of the time and should not be trusted unconditionally.
ReplyDeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1. Peanuts are an odd food. You don't really like them at first but for some reason you keep eating them and eventually you enjoy them. Just like me. I am kind of hard to get to know but once you do I am very likeable.
2. No 2 peanuts are the same. I am unique.
3. I can be sassy and a little salty.
How is a peanut like going to college?
1. It can seem hard at first but it gets easier over time.
2 You meet some nutty people in college.
3. A bag of peanuts will all look slightly different just like students and teachers.
One example of a fallacy of reasoning that is considered to be wishful thinking is when we see advertisements on television, online, or on the radio promising us that we can make $10,000 a month or $20,000 a month working at home. Many of these advertisements are just a way to get people to buy their ebooks or courses and most of the information they sell can be found online for free. If you happen to read their disclosure policy it states that the numbers shown are not average and people should not expect to make that much money unless they are one of the big ones. It is possible to make money working at home but no one would share their secrets with everyone to saturate their money making method.
ReplyDeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1. Peanuts can have many flavors like I have many moods.
2. Peanuts have a hard shell but a soft inside like me.
3. Peanuts come in different shapes and sizes making each one unique just like me.
How is a peanut like going to college?
1. A peanut is unique like the many teachers we have in college.
2. A peanut is rough in the outside but smooth in the inside just like textbooks.
3. Peanuts are as cheap as some school supplies.
I think a good example of a fallacy is those hair growth shampoos I feel if they really worked as they say they did then why are people still bald? Me being in the profession I see it all the time and I actually sell these shampoos to people. I on the other hand though explain to people what it really is, No you cannot just use the shampoo and your hair will magically appear in the bald spots that have zero hair on them. I do let them know though it can help thicken the hair and help it grow faster! I feel people pick things that they know people are self conscious about and they say it will do the opposite of what they want because they know how bad they hate that about themselves. I think it is sad though because it is something genetic and if they made a shampoo that worked that well there would not be so many bald heads. Reality it is in the genes and you have to catch it sooner than later to help it.
ReplyDeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1. It has a beige color too it as does my skin tone
2. I have a hard outer shell and am a little nutty inside once I open up.
3. Peanuts have lots of curves as do I.
How is a peanut like going to college?
1. It's hard
2. Takes some work to get to the goal.
3. Not everyone likes peanuts and not everyone likes school.
Wishful Thinking: All the time on Facebook and different social media sites I see things that are very wishful thinking. " do this and you'll receive $5,000 cash a week" another funny wishful thinking that I saw on a sign on my way to work the other day was “ with just 3 body wraps your waist line with decrease between 5-10 inches” . Post Hoc reasoning: In volleyball I used to wear my luck hair bow to my games, but then I lost a game while wearing my “ lucky hair bow” from then on I never wore the bow because I thought it was bad luck after all.
ReplyDeleteAnimal experimentation reduces our respect for life. If we don’t respect life, we are likely to be more and more tolerant of violent acts like war and murder. Soon our society will become a battlefield in which everyone constantly fears for their lives. It will be the end of civilization. To prevent this terrible consequence, we should make animal experimentation illegal right now. Since animal experimentation has been legal for some time and civilization has not yet ended, it seems particularly clear that this chain of events won’t necessarily take place. Even if we believe that experimenting on animals reduces respect for life, and loss of respect for life makes us more tolerant of violence, that may be the spot on the hillside at which things stop we may not slide all the way down to the end of civilization and so we have not yet been given sufficient reason to accept the arguer’s conclusion that we must make animal experimentation illegal right now.
ReplyDeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1. Peanut can be sweet or salty, most of the time im sweet, but sometimes I could be a little moody.
2. They are hard on the outside, but soft on the inside
3. Peanuts have some curve to them, same goes for me
How is a peanut like college?
1. It seems very hard on the outside looking to go to college, but once your in its easy and you get used to it.
2. It takes as much effort to open the peanut as it does to get through a day in class.
3. You can come across and have some pretty nuts of people in your classes, I know I sure have!
How is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1. A peanut is tan like me
2. It has a hard shell like me
3. A peanut is nuts like me
How is a peanut like going to college?
1. College is hard like a peanut
2. It’s nuts how long it takes to reach your goals in college
3. I not like peanut and I not like school
Wishful thinking- People think everything for advertising on social media is true information, well its not. Half of the things don't work but people buy them because they think that it works, but its because they advertise it so well, and make it look amazing. When you receive it, it looks nothing what it did on tv! Another one-Post hoc reasoning, "If you wear your lucky hat you will probably win" false, no such a thing. Wear the hat, but doesn't mean you're going to win. Once again that is also all in your head. They are just sayings we use, and think it works until we lose or what not.
ReplyDeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1. They are hard on the outside, but soft on the inside
2. Curves like me
3. It is a tan color, like me.
How is a peanut like going to college?
1. Its hard
2. some people don't like peanuts, and don't like school.
3. peanuts are slightly different like students.
How is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1- A peanut has many tastes as I have many jokes.
2- A peanut has a hard outer shell, as I have a hard mood to get through something.
3- A peanut has one nut inside, as I am the only boy in my family.
How is a peanut like college?
1- It takes time to open a peanut, as it takes time to finish a college.
2- peanut has a hard shell, as college has hard classes.
3- I do not like peanut, as I do not like college.
People think that they can earn a lot of money by gambling. That's not true as I think. One example of a fallacy of reasoning that I often believe is gambling. I think that people who gambles are wasting their money and the customer service in casinos encourage people to play slot machines which they know that it has low chance of winning. Many people have lost a lot of money in casinos and they still believe that one day they can win or earn a big win which I absolutely believe that it doesn't happen a lot. The problem is that people are still gambling, wasting money, and then they still going to casinos.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good example of wishful thinking. Too bad it can become an addiction and people lose more money than they can afford.
DeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1- A peanut has the same color as my face.
2- A peanut has a hard outer shell, as I have a hard personality.
3- A peanut has a lot of curves just like how I do.
How is a peanut like college?
1- Its hard to eat it, but it worth at the end just like how hard is college but it worth at the end when I get my degree.
2- peanut has a hard shell, Just like college courses.
3- I like peanut, just how I like college.
One of the biggest political fallacy that tricked all Americans was the invasion of Iraq. Many excuses were put in place and false facts were showed to Americans by people who were very high in the U.S. government, and people believed their claims. The claims that these politics were giving to the people were that Sadam, the president of Iraq 1979- 2003, has weapons of mass destruction that can be used against the United States to harm its people.To get more of public's attention the C.I.A. brought some false evidence that these weapons exist. People bought these claims and it led to the invasion of Iraq. At the end it turned out to be that Iraq doesn't have any kind of weapon that can be used as a mass destruction. Us, the people, the government to us is something that is very clear and don't lie but when they do lie we don't seem to find that lie and a lot of times politics take advantage of our trust and they use that fallacy to make us believe them.
ReplyDeletePolitics is full of fallacies in reasoning. The one you mention about Iraq is one of the saddest in recent history. People need to think critically about politics and then vote.
DeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1- A peanut has a hard outer shell, just like my hard work
2- A peanut is hated by some loved by others, just like people are to me.
3- A peanut can be put in different kind of foods, just like can deal with many people.
How is a peanut like college?
1- Some peanuts are very hard to open, just like some majors are in college.
2- Peanuts comes in different shapes and sizes, just like students are who attend college.
3- Peanuts are tasty after they have been eaten. just like college college after it has been done.
Generalization is the fallacy I used back in grade school. I always let classmates borrow pencils and other miscellaneous items. At the end of class, I would never get my things back, some excuses were they left it behind, or they let somebody else borrow it. I just wanted to help and make friends, so I was naïve thinking that a simple gesture could possibly make a new friend. I finally learned that nobody was going to give my stuff back, so I just stopped helping others out and acted as if I only had one pencil for the entire school year. I would get asked numerous times for a pencil, in my head I would fight the urge to help " I have a spare pencil, but you probably going to steal it" so I just made everybody a suspect. Never told my business or what I brought to school. Till this day, I am the same way about lending things out. I don't feel bad anymore because we should all know to come prepared to school.
ReplyDelete1. How is a Peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1) A peanut had a hard shell and takes some time to crack it open, just like getting to know me.
2) A peanut is known for being used as health and beauty aliments, just like my sense of humor and magical beard.
3) A peanut is like our brains, hard exterior shell to protect the goods on the inside and ridiculously fragile on the inside.
2. How is a Peanut like College?
1) In a bag of peanuts, everything is random. Some times the shell looks full but when open, it only reveals one peanut. Kind of like life, never know what to expect.
2)After all the hard work sweat, the treat pays off big time just like graduation.
3)Not every peanut looks the same or even taste the same, almost the same can be said about classes. Some classes you might like and others you might not like.
In my personal experience I have witnessed many fallacies in reasoning but one that stands out in my mind that has affected me the most, is the slippery slope fallacy. When I was younger, in high school, I began to become slowly disinterested in the curriculum that is being presented to me. It is my experience that with the transfer from junior high to high school, I became less of a student known by my teachers and more of a number on the roll call sheet. The classroom experience became disingenuous to me because teachers were no longer mentors who had a vested interest in their students. Their sole purpose was to pound us with curriculum designed only to pass a standardized test. As a young high school student I quickly began to fall behind in my comprehension of the classroom material. At first my teachers told me and my parents that I needed to go down to remedial level learning. When that didn’t help, I was told that college was not going to be an option for me unless I work harder. After two years of struggle I believed that I was incapable of learning. This caused me to drop out of high school because I no longer saw the point of failing. I entered the workforce to find a means for survival. It has taken me 20 years to overcome the idea that I am incapable of learning caused by this slippery slope. I am now enjoying the college experience because I find that professors are passionate about what they teach and engage students as mentors, not as numbers on the roll call sheet.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you came back to college and are enjoying it. Keep up the good work and finish your degree!
DeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1. A peanut is like me because it’s unique in that it is a bean and not a nut. I take pride in having the ability to have people think of me as a carpenter when in actuality I am a student.
2. I can appear to have a tough exterior to some people while offering a softer side of my personality to others whom I feel deserve to know me.
3. Some people like peanuts others are allergic. Some people like me and other people cannot.
How is a peanut like going to college?
1. You never know what a peanut has to offer inside until you open it. The same could be said for college courses. You usually walk away from a course having a new way of thinking which you never knew existed.
2. No peanut is identical same as the students who attend college.
3. It takes many peanuts blended together to make peanut butter. It also takes many students united in a cause to create positive changes in our society.
I know that this class is graded on my performance. You should give me an A because my dog has been sick, my car broke down and I have a cold. This is an appeal to pity.
ReplyDeleteI have heard this many times and many other inventive excuses! Ha! Ha!
DeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1. Sometimes peanuts have a hard shell, like me.
2. Its tan, just like me
3. peanuts are never the same, just like how I am different from other people.
How is a peanut like going to college?
1. Peanuts are usually in a bag just like I am in a classroom.
2. A peanut has a hard shell just like college courses.
3. Sometimes its a challenge just like some classes are.
An example of fallacy would be, "A lot of people listen to this type of music, so it must be good." This is a matter of opinion and personal preferences. Everyone does not have the same taste. Most people just follow trends and go with what is popular.
ReplyDeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1. I have the same shape as a peanut.
2. The best part of me is not on the outside (shell) but the inside (personality).
3. My skin is about as dry as peanut. Ouch!
How is a peanut like going to college?
1. College is like a good recipe for peanut butter the students are the main ingrediant, peanuts, and the teachers and classes our the rest. Everything mixed together makes something amazing.
2. Each peanut is a suprise once you crack it open sometimes you even get a bad one but sometimes its the perfect saltyness just like walking into class the first time and meeting your teacher.
3. Each peanut has a uniques shape just like the students in college.
I have a brother in law that goes around to family members and complains about his car problems and how it affects his job then tells them they should lend him money or else he will loose his job. This is his appeal to pity and unfortuneatley it has worked on his mom, aunt, and sister.
ReplyDeleteI always tell people to not drink and drive. I tell them that because they will going to get in accident if they drink and drive and they will get arrested and that’s not fun. So in that case I try helping them reduce some of their life problem and that can save them a lot of money too. Driving while being drunk can cause to death too and that’s waste of a life of a drunk or another incent person that is trying to support the family that has wife and kids while going to work and eventually a drunk person slam into them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for bringing up the point about drinking and driving. Too many innocent people get killed by drunk drivers.
DeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDeleteA peanut has the same color as my skin
A peanut has a lot of curves just like my vein
A peanut has a hard outer shell, just like my hands
How is a peanut like college?
Peanut taste good, same as tasting an A in college
I like peanut the same way I like college
Bad peanut could be bad as student in the college
How is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1_ I’m not attached to anyone or anything just like the peanut
2_ sometimes I crack just like the peanut.
3_ I am isolated just like a peanut.
How is a peanut like going to college?
1_ It is hard just like a peanut.
2_ college drive me nuts.
3_ my friends and I are nuts to a degree.
One of the most common Fallacies reasoning in armenian culture is that a house can’t be cleaned after the sunset. Because the house's blessings will disappear through cleaning the house. Since I was young, my family never clean after sunset. Another Fallacies reasoning in the armenian culture is that there must be a window toward the sunset in order to open the window or door when the sunset occur in order to fill the house with peace,health,and blessings. I usually follow those fallacies but the never came to be true.
ReplyDeleteInteresting idea about letting the sunset in. Thanks for sharing.
DeleteOne example of a fallacy that I notice are generalizations. Generalizations are constantly being used to criticize and stereotype other people. A few stereotypes that are often used are that all blondes are dumb, asians are all smart, and one that I often hear because it is my ethnicity is that all Chaldeans are rich. Even though some people may fall into these stereotypes, it does not mean that everyone else does though. These accusations are completely made up and it is unfair to categorize every person that may be one these to stay they are all dumb, smart, or rich.
ReplyDeleteI agree about the damage done by stereotypes. We need to look at people as individuals. Thanks for bring up this point.
DeleteHow is a peanut like me?
ReplyDelete1. A peanut is curvy, like me.
2. A peanut is hard on the outside, but soft on the inside, like me.
3. A peanut is unique, like me.
How is a peanut like college?
1. Peanuts are hard, like college
2. Many people are allergic to peanuts, like how some people don't attend college
3. Peanuts are hard to crack, like college is to maintain
How is a peanut like you?
ReplyDelete1. We both can be a little nutty.
2. We have two different sides. When you first meet us you will be saying hey this person is really nice, but when you get to know me or the other peanut in the shell then one will see the crazy side.
3. We both are tan and curves to show off at the beach.
I have a hard outer shell and a soft inner shell.
1. It is hard to break me. You have to make fun of my family or friend for me to break. One can make fun of me all day because I will give it right back to that person.
2. I am such a softie. I want to be there and help everyone that is around me. It does not matter if I know the people or not.
3. With me and the peanut being hard on the outside and the inside we make a pretty good person, if I have to say.
When I was in high school many years ago, I dye my hair from blonde to a brunette because I was tired of being called dumb. No one really took me that seriously when I was blonde. When I turn my hair to brunette people were finally having intelligent conversation with me. This hurt me even more because people did not see what I have inside of me, they were just looking at my hair color. It is wrong for people to say that one is not smart because of their hair color. The biggest reason why I dye my hair was because of the company that I was working at the time. The company did this to all their employees that were blonde. All the blondes in the company did final discrimination charges. All the blondes out there you are and will always be an intelligent person.
ReplyDeleteAs a blond myself, I agree with you. We should stop judging people based on the color of their hair!
DeleteHow is a peanut like you?
ReplyDelete1. A peanut has a tough outer shell, like me.
2. My skin is tan like a peanut.
3. I am little like a peanut..
How is a peanut like college?
1. Peanuts are difficult to crack open, like college is difficult.
2. Peanuts are hard, like college.
3. Some people are allergic to peanuts, like people are to some assignments.
One common fallacy in reasoning would be when people think that all "pit-bulls" are dangerous. This would fall under making generalizations. People think that just because a dog is a pit-bull of even if it has any pit-bull in it at all, the dog is a killer. I have learned that this is not the case. In a study, it was found the German Shepherds and Rottweillers did more damage per square inch than pit-bulls. They also accuse them of having "locking-jaws", wich is not the case either. I have a pit-bull that we adopted out of the shelter after only meeting her for five minutes and she has hands down been the best dogs I have ever owned. She tucks my son in every night in bed, lets him sit and climb all over her, she is great with other dogs and friendly with people.
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