Week 5 Discussion, Thinking Critically
For this discussion, please comment on this topic:
Give an example of a fallacy in reasoning from commercials, politics, or your own personal life. Then read another student post and make a brief comment on it.
Here are just a couple of recent examples of fallacies in reasoning in politics: all refugees are terrorists; all Mexicans are taking our jobs.
Read other students’ comments and respond to them or provide encouragement.
Example 1
Fallacy in todays commercials is everywhere. Not just commercials, but social media and trends, as well as all of the influencers! For products, views, interactions, any possible clout and especially for the money. It is a huge trend now a days to buy a marketed product from a famous celebrity that promotes it. Need it, want it, FOMO, anything to be apart of the fad . Ignoring the real results an action needed to get those, Real scientific facts, feelings, varied results per group, and being persuaded under false cause.
Example 2
An example of a fallacy in reasoning from commercials is the bandwagon fallacy. This happens when a company tries to convince people to buy something by saying that everyone else is doing it.
For example, a sneaker commercial might say, Millions of people are switching to our shoesdont get left behind! The message suggests that because many people are buying the shoes, they must be the best choice. However, just because something is popular does not automatically mean it is better or higher quality. The advertisement is using popularity instead of real evidence about comfort, durability, or performance.
This is a fallacy because it pressures people to follow the crowd rather than think critically about whether the product is actually good for them.
Example 3
A major recent political fallacy is the notion that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs are designed to disadvantage white people and prop up “unqualified” groups. The reality is that these DEI programs were drafted by organizations to be compliant with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Title VII guarantees employment protections to citizens from workplace discrimination based on race, gender, religion, sexual identity, and disability status. Pay close attention to how DEI is used in political discourse, particularly by Conservative politicians, it’s more often than not being used as a disparaging slur to imply that an ethnic minority only has their job because of preferential treatment towards their identity. When the reality is the opposite, they likely would have never been allowed to progress up the career ladder if corporations and institutions were allowed to continue selectively culling people from their pool of applicants based on race, gender, sexual orientation, or ability status. DEI policies were designed to target elements of systemic and structural discrimination in society.
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