Fallacy Blog

This is my fallacy presentation:



This is our group's fallacy video:



Fallacies can make debating and presenting really hard if the people you are debating with or presenting to understand what a logical fallacy is.  It can even be hard when you, yourself, know what it is and how to properly (or improperly) use it.  

Debating can be especially hard when someone continually uses a fallacy (or fallacies) to prove themselves, when really all they are doing is entangling the argument more so that it is more difficult to understand.

I think that logical fallacies are used mainly to try and push forward an argument or idea, or break one down.  I think that this often leads to problems in the audience's reasoning, and often clouds judgement about subjects.  They may end up caught in reasoning that doesn't fit together, and make a bad decision that could affect a lot of things.

Understanding fallacies can make you a better presenter and/or debater because of their significance in debates and presentations.  If you understand when a fallacy is being used and how it affects judgement on topics, then you will be able to make clearer decisions based on fact and not on the fallacy that is swaying your point of view.  If you can point out fallacies to yourself, then you will be able to use the actual truth/falsity of the debate side or presentation to form a valid point of view on the subject, rather than relying on what the presenter or debater is doing to sway your point of view.

Learning about fallacies and how they are used has made me a better presenter and debater in many ways.  One way is that I now realize how much I need to focus on what I am saying to present my point of view, in order to allow the audience or listeners a clear view of the subject.  If they can make a decision based on the evidence I give and not on fallacies, then I have succeeded in presenting my point well, and that makes me a better presenter overall.

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