21. How Not to Argue Like an Idiot…The 15 Most Common Logical Fallacies

Nmcdonal wrote an article about logical fallacies which is when a person fails to use logic correctly. He started by saying that everyone were born with the ability to reason but some people use it as an authoritative tool. He picked out fifteen examples of logical fallacies that he had heard in the past few years and used them to show his readers the type of mistakes that the people were committing. He started off by saying that some people attack another person`s character instead of their opinion. Then, he continues by criticizing the people that rephrase the other people`s arguments so that it sounds offensive. He also mentioned that some people use false analogies to illustrate their point; believe that arguments with extreme positions are true as well; assume that God must be the solution for everything on earth and that if two things must be connected if they happen simultaneously. The author even heard people suggesting that human are unbiased audience and comparing one complex moral event to another event that has nothing to do with the first one. The article is trying to show the readers that the irrational conclusions can affect the people’s mindsets and eventually lead them to have wrong beliefs.

             The logical fallacies that I experienced is when my mom told me about some traditions in Africa where the women did not have the rights to make their own decisions because it is part of their traditions. In these traditions, women had to obey the orders from their husband for no logical reasons, simply because it was what their ancestor had to do a long time ago. Surprisingly, most women in Africa did not fight against this system because they grew up seeing their mother be treated the same way. I believe that everyone would think that it is not fair for these women to be treated cruelly; however, traditions have no logical explanations since it is part of their culture.