Logical Fallicies

Find the file on Angel about Logical Fallacies. Read all those and get yourself familiar. They're pretty handy to know. Now, I want you to pick out three of them and come up with an example to fit each of them. I also want you to explain how each is an example of that particular fallacy. Make me believe you.

• Rationalization.

frequently come up with excuses and weak explanations for their own and others’ behavior that

avoid actual causes.

I have a friend that is the "Queen of Rationalization". Nothing she does is ever her fault. She received a DUI and only had 2 beers. She rationalized that she was passing another vehicle that was impeding traffic, that's when the officer pulled her over for speeding. (I know her and how she drives so I can almost guaruntee that she looked like she was drunk, driving too fast, and stereo blaring.) She blew barely over the limit and the cop still took her to jail and that was the cop being a jerk. She admits that she won't drink and drive again, but will not admit that she was at fault for going to jail in the first place.

• Polarization.

An example of polarization would be that all Middle Eastern people are terrorists. It's not-at-all true. Did some of their people kill our civilians? Yes. Have we killed some of theirs? Yes. Saying that all of them are terrorists is very extreme. The people that have immigrated here help our society function. Many of them are business owners, doctors, surgeons, etc. They are not out to get anyone.

• Either‐or.

Either we eliminate the regulation of business or else profits will suffer. The either‐or fallacy suggests that there are only two choices in a complex situation. Rarely, if ever, is the case. (In this example, the writer ignores the fact that Enron was unregulated and went bankrupt.)I work for some people that think "either-or" to a lot of things. We have a very high turnover at where I work simply because of this. "Either he/she does this the way that I want, or they are gone." No, all they have to do is explain to their employees that this is what needs to be done and if they need assistance to let them know. Hello, if you want a sense of morale in your business you have to be patient with the internal and external guests. No one is perfect.  Hasty decisions or rationalizations are ridiculous.
Feminists are all manhaters. Polarization, like name calling, exaggerates positions and groups by representing them as extreme and divisive.I could have finished my paper on time if my printer had been working. People