Thứ Ba, 20 tháng 11, 2012

entry 4: Lang Thi Anh


Item 1:  Structural Fallacies




Analysis:
If you who are blondes use the Lustre – Crème Shampoo, you will be attractive blondes like Marilyn Monroe. Gentlemen prefer blondes
If A, then B
The blondes don’t use the Lustre – Crème Shampoo
Not A


You won’t attract gentlemen
Therefore not B
If you who are the blondes use the Lustre – Crème shapoo , you will be attractive. This impresses gentlemen
If you don’t use the Lustre – Crème Shapoo, you won’t attract
However, you – the blondes can be attractive by many other ways, not only like this
Moreover, this is hasty generalization fallacy when this advertisement says “ gentlemen prefer blondes” because we don’t see the reason for this conclusion
Item 2: False dilemma

Analysis : In the picture, you only choose one button. When choose the red button, you will receive 1 billion immediately .  Choosing the green button, you will receive 50percent of 1 billion. However , you can choose other ways which you quit the above game by not choosing two buttons. Therefore it is false dilemma.

Item 3: Necessary and sufficient condition
Radiation causes cancer, Kevin has cancer, therefore he was exposed to radiation.
Analysis:
Radiation causes cancer (a sufficient condition to cause cancer)
Kevin has cancer (caused by many other reasons not only by exposing to radiation)


Therefore, it is not enough evidences to conclude that he was exposed to radiation

15 nhận xét:

  1. In item 2, I do not think you are right. Although this picture gives a choice between one or another, it is not false dilemma fallacy because you can not make another choice. In other words, it does not commit fallacy.

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  2. I have the same opinion as Bay that item 2 is not dilemma fallacy because it is a game and have only two choices. you can not have any choices.

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  3. I agree with Bay. Item 2 is not false dilemma fallacy because a false dilemma is a type of informal fallacy that involves a situation in which only two alternatives are considered, when in fact there is at least one additional option. In your picture,you have only 2 choices.

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  4. In item 1, you write "gentlement prefer blondes". What is your evidence? I agree with you that Maryline Monroe is so attractive that a great number of men pursue after her but this doesn't mean that "gentlement prefer blondes".

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    1. It has some letters "gentlement prefer blondes" in the picture but it's too small :((

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    2. I đin't say that."gentlemen prefer blondes" is a sentence in the poster..............^^

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    3. it í the reason why this advantagement have mistakes of fallacy

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  5. I have some comments on your entry:
    Item 1:
    -First, you should make your photo bigger because I can’t see some letters clearly.
    -Second, in terms of content:
    +Your analysis is not clear. You also should pay attention to your writing 
    (You say”… you will be attractive blondes like Marilyn Monroe. Gentlemen prefer blondes”. I suggest:
    “…you will have attractive blondes to attract men.”)
    +”The blondes don’t use the Lustre – Crème Shampoo”-> There is no evidence to prove that blondes don’t use Lustre. It’s your own idea. I think it’s should be “women don’t use The Lustre ”
    Item 2:
    I think you are mistaken about false dilemma. It means that you will have more than 2 choices offered. This picture shows that you have 2 choices only.
    Item 3:
    In my opinion, it is Hasty generalization instead of Necessary and sufficient condition. Your analysis is right but it should be more clearly by using structure argument. I suggest:

    Radiation causes cancer
    Kevin has cancer
    -----------------------------
    ->He was exposed to radiation.
    In fact, he can be cancer because of many other reasons

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  6. In the first item, i think there is a content fallacy in the argument that "If you are blonde and use the Lustre – Crème Shampoo, you will be attractive like Marilyn Monroe. Gentlemen prefer blondes" but it should be irrelevant appeal (appeal to popularity. Because maybe at that period, people (especial men) like blonde hair girls.

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  7. In item 3, I think the fallacy is structual fallacy.

    Radiation causes cancer ( Radiation is the cause of cancer - All S are P)
    Kevin has cancer (Kevin is a cancer patient - a is P)
    -----------------------------
    ->He was exposed to radiation. ( Therefore, a is S)

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  8. I think the 3rd item shoulD be structural fallacies because we can analyze like that:
    Radiation causes cancer
    (All people who exposed to radiation have cancer)
    All S are P
    Kevin has cancer
    (a is P)
    ------------------
    Therefore, he is exposed to radiation
    Therefore, a is S

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    1. I think there can be have more than one fallacy in a statement, story...therefore in my third item have both structural fallacies and Necessary and sufficient condition...maybe it is necessary and sufficient...^^

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  9. Here come some comments I would like to share:
    - In general, your post have problem in adjusting font >"< that's confusing and causes a lot of trouble for us to see clearly and to have right understanding
    - In particular:
    +item 1: It seems that your analysis is not good, cause I dont really understand what you want to express. Maybe it due to your adding your own idea, because you have mistake in distinguish blondes and women in this situation
    + item 2: In my opinion, this situation should not be called false dilemma because it clearly can be seen that there are more than 2 choices for your to choose.

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  10. Nhận xét này đã bị tác giả xóa.

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  11. I have some comments below:
    - Item 2:
    I think it is fallacy of ambiguity. Number 50% don't say anything. Morever, in fact you will have more than 2 choices offered.
    - In the item 3, u should display more clearly
    this is is structual fallacy:
    all S are P
    a is P
    ______________
    Therefore, a is S

    and the correct structure is:
    all S are P
    a is S
    ______________
    Therefore, a is P

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