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Rhetorical Fallacies

Rhetorical Fallacies . Appeal to tradition And False Cause. Appeal to Tradition. Definition: assuming something is better because it is older. The phrase “it has always been this way” is commonly used when using this fallacy .

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Rhetorical Fallacies

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  1. Rhetorical Fallacies Appeal to tradition And False Cause

  2. Appeal to Tradition • Definition: assuming something is better because it is older. The phrase “it has always been this way” is commonly used when using this fallacy. • Why is this a Fallacy?: Because it does not justify or provide evidence as to why the older idea/philosophy/etc. is better than the new one that is being presented.

  3. Appeal to tradition • How to Identify: lack of evidence beyond past events.When one uses only traditional or “old” ideas in an attempt to override logic and does not provide any reason or evidence to support their claim that the older ways are better. Source: Google images

  4. Real World Examples • Gun Control • Gay Marriage • “Under God” in the Pledge • Test Scores

  5. How to Avoid it • The best way to prevent this is just to avoid it all together. Unless you can use proof to back up the claim such as statistics on why it is better left the old way, it should not be apart of your argument.

  6. False Cause • Assuming event B happened because of event A but not Knowing for sure. • 2 different things happen the way that they do and the 1st cause made the 2nd one happen.

  7. How to identify false cause • Event B that fallows A is caused by event A based on faulty data • If there are no facts that show event b is caused by a then its most likely a false cause. • Example: A black cat crosses bob’s path and he died from the bad luck of the cat.

  8. How to Avoid False Cause • Never assume a connection between two incidences because of a coincidence • “Cum hoc non propter hoc” -With this, not because of this

  9. False Cause Example Situation: the light turned on and I sneezed at the same time Is it okay to make the connection between the two? Real world situations: Global warming, gun control

  10. Pop Quiz! Name which Fallacy is being described: • The second Amendment says that that we can carry guns and it has been around since the US was founded so it should not be changed. • He met an accident because it was Friday the 13th. • Every morning the rooster crows just before the sun comes up. Thus, that is the reason why the sun comes up.

  11. Works Cited: • Hurley, Patrick J. "College of Arts and Sciences." The Writing Center. UNC, 04 Jan. 2000. Web. 25 Mar. 2013. • G, Mike. "Appealing to Tradition Is Still a Fallacy." AmericanAthiest.org. AmericanAthiest.org, 18 Feb. 2012. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. • Slick, Matt. "Fallacy of the Week – Fallacy of False Cause." Steel on Steel RSS. Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry, 05 Nov. 2012. Web. 25 Mar. 2013.

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