English Homework Help

I’ve always been fascinated by logical fallacies; the text lists only a few, but there are actually hundreds of logical fallacies that people employ every day (usually in advertisements and politics). For this week I would like you to choose one of the five fallacies that are listed in this week’s reading, and then describe a true incident in your life where you have actually encountered one of them. For example, if when you were a child you begged your parents for a particular toy because “Everyone has one,” you were using the “Bandwagon Appeal.”

Hasty Generalization

False Cause

Invalid Analogy

Bandwagon

Red Herring

200 word count.