Fallacy Summary and Application

"Logic is not everything. But it is something--something which can be taught, something which can be learned, something which can help us in some degree to think more sensibly about the dangerous world in which we live" (Fischer, 1970, p 306). This statement sums up why it is important to study the logical fallacies and why the fallacies are important to critical thinking and decision-making. Therefore, the following describes why knowing the fallacies are essential to critical …

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