HU260 Strategies for Decision Making
Week 4 Discussion
Faulty Inferences
While there are various kinds of fallacies, all share one common feature: they are errors of reasoning. We engage in fallacious reasoning when we fail to satisfy the three requirements of cogent reasoning (see Chapter 1 in your textbook).
This week, you will write about a time in which you were persuaded by fallacious reasoning.
What was the fallacious reasoning?
Why was it fallacious?
Why were you convinced?
How did you discover that the reasoning you were initially persuaded by was in fact fallacious?
In your follow up posts, respond to two other students and compare and contrast your experiences with fallacious reasoning. Give each other advice on how to avoid fallacious reasoning.