- Ignoring the Question means that
a small, unimportant part of the question receives the writer’s
focus. Conclusions have little to do with the question or problem.
Example
We should build a new $500, 000, 000 bridge across Rabbit Brook
because it would create jobs for three years.
- Begging the Question involves making
assumptions or skipping steps to solve a problem. Conclusions are not
supported by facts.
Example
Francine would make a good doctor. She likes
to wear white clothes, she has received stitches, and she walks by the
hospital everyday.
- Name Calling involves drawing attention
away from facts and details. Instead, emphasis is placed on criticizing
a person. Emotion, slant, and bias often support name-calling.
Example
That loudmouth, egotistical, egghead should be fired. Look at
the person, the person looks like he stuck his finger in an electrical
outlet.
- Misusing Statistics may be done intentionally
or intentionally. People who misuse statistics use them to prove something
they do not prove.
Example
In 1890, two percent of people owned radios. People obviously thought
owning a radio was a waste of time.
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