Monday, November 24, 2014

The Logical Fallacy Within Politics

It is no new idea that politics can be filled with a plethora of things that are not completely true. This is a strategy used by every politician to usually make their opposition sound horrible. The logical fallacy being discussed is ad hominem. This is almost always used when a certain person cannot answer a complex question. One example of this is if someone where unable to answer, what would they do about the tax situation. If they are unable to completely answer this question they may say something less complex but then accompany it with something about how the opposing side may be doing his way wrong. This is just another example of the many logical fallacies used on an everyday basis in our society.

1 comment:

  1. Perhaps an example with a specific event would help the reader imagine ad hominem easier. Great explanation of what it is though

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