Nguyễn Thị Khiếu

Nguyễn Thị Khiếu	CRITICAL THINKING
10E20	ARGUMENT

Item 1:

Bill: “I don’t think it is a good idea to cut social programs.”

Jill: “Why not?”

Bill: “Well, many people do not get a fair start in life and hence need some help. After all, some people have wealthy parents and have it fairly easy. Others are born into poverty and…”

Jill: “You just say that stuff because you have a soft heart and an equally soft head.”

http://www.zionism-israel.com/Fallacies/personal-attack.html

·        Structure:

P1: People are born into poverty do not get a fair start in life, so they need some help.

P2: Social program is for those who need help.

Conclusion: Social program should not be cut.

·        Fallacy type: Invalid weak argument, Personal attack: You just say that stuff because you have a soft heart and an equally soft head

Item 2:

Rằng tôi chút phận đàn bà

Ghen tuông thì cũng người ta thường tình

http://tapchikiemsat.org.vn/?mod=viewtopic&parent_id=79&id=1849

·        Structure:

Đàn bà thường hay ghen

Tôi là đàn bà

Tôi cũng ghen.

·        Fallacy type: Appeal to popularity:”Ghen tuông thì cũng người ta thường tình”

·        Direct way of reasoning with almost all

Almost all S is P

A is S

Therefore, A is P.

Item 3:

http://holgerawakens.blogspot.com/2012/08/blog-talk-radio-awakening-love-it-or.html

·        Fallacy type: Fallacy of dilemma

·        Analysis: many people don’t love America but still live there and vice versa because of some reasons such as job, studying… (Good environment, high salary…). They have many choices to decide love or leave or not.