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Understanding Informal Fallacies

This document is a report submitted by 6 students from the College of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports at Bulacan State University in Malolos, Bulacan. It discusses 4 types of informal fallacies: slippery slope, weak analogy, begging the question, and complex questions. For each fallacy, it provides an example and explanation. The report was submitted to their professor Mr. Gabriel Ladrillano on March 2, 2016.

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Understanding Informal Fallacies

This document is a report submitted by 6 students from the College of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports at Bulacan State University in Malolos, Bulacan. It discusses 4 types of informal fallacies: slippery slope, weak analogy, begging the question, and complex questions. For each fallacy, it provides an example and explanation. The report was submitted to their professor Mr. Gabriel Ladrillano on March 2, 2016.

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Bulacan State Univerisity

College of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports


City of Malolos, Bulacan

Informal Fallacies
Slippery Slope
Weak Analogy
Begging the Question
Complex Questions

Submitted by:
Deato, Lyra D.
Del Rosario, Gidget Franchesca R.
Fajardo, Fatima Joy M.
Geronimo, Camille S.
Pulumbarit, Jaylyn F.
Tenori, Tryna R.
BSS-3

Submitted to:
Mr. Gabriel Ladrillano
March 2, 2016

1. Slippery Slope
The conclusion rests upon an alleged chain reaction unlikely to occur.
Example:
In the Bigay-todo family, mother is preparing dinner. Ask her children to eat
already. Daughter 1 obliged but Daughter 2 ignored her mother and just continues playing
on her phone. Mother got angry and has told a lot of things to Daughter 2 which ended
sending her off. Daughter 2 left home. Then, father arrived home only to find out that
Daughter 2 was gone. Mother and father fought which led to separation. Daughter 1 feels
left out and finds comfort of her friends with the use of drugs. The family fell apart. So,
the separated family issue increases due to lack of communication, the government
decided to make Sunday a family day.
Explanation:
The slippery slope in this scenario is that with just the mother and daughter fight;
it leads to higher rate of separated family which leads to the conclusion of making
Sunday a family day. Theres the chain reaction where daughter 1 was send off, mother
and father separated and daughter 2 got neglected and did drugs, with a simple fight
things got bigger and lead to another.
2. Weak Analogy
The analogy is not strong enough to support the conclusion.
Lyra
3. Begging the Question (Petitio Principii)
An arguer uses some phrase to hide a key premise that is not supported by recognized
facts.
4. Complex Questions
An arguer asks complex question to trap the respondent.
Example:
After an examination, student 1 asks student 2, Nung nangopya ka ba kanina kay
student 3, nakita mo?
Explantion:
The question will trap the student 2 if she copy from student 3. If she answers yes,
it only means she copy and if she answers no, it means she still tries to copy.

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