Spot your fallacies!
This chapter is based upon spotting fallacies. Fallacies relate to the topic that was discussed in chapter 13; logic. In my opinion I would say logic is the art of persuasion, and that's basically what fallacies are. Fallacies are examples of bad logic that is used by people such as salesman or politicians. They begin to talk about ways you can prevent getting sucked into a fallacy or bad logic. The three hints they give to look out for fallacies are; bad proof, wrong number of choices, and disconnect between proof and conclusion. Each is broken down into short sentences explaining how each can be identified as a fallacy. The next topic discussed are the seven sins, the first sin is talking about the false comparison. The example they gave is referred back to the example given on the first page of chapter 14. The jelly donut is a perfect example of the false comparison. They stated a donut was fruit because the inside of it was purple like a grape or plum. Just because the color that was inside the donut was purple doesn't mean the color purple is a fruit. It's considered a false comparison because although the inside has grape jelly doesn't consider the donut a fruit. The next sin is the bad example sin which is basically not giving enough information to support your conclusion. The example given was a parent stating they'd keep their kids locked up in the house due to crime rates increasing. Local television news are the ones who give the crime rates but they misinterpret the rate because truth is that the crime rate has dropped. This example is known a misinterpreting the evidence.