How Not to Argue

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Logical fallacies exposed!
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Speaker 0 (0s): Ladies and gentlemen for the thousands in attendance and the millions watching around the world, <inaudible> 

Speaker 1 (12s): Classic for you guys. Welcome to the podcast. So happy you're here. So there's these two members of a synagogue and they're having this terrible argument. And one of them says, do you stand for the repetition of the Amita? Or do you sit there arguing, screaming, just going at each other? No, you have to stand. No, you have to sit. Finally, they go and see the last surviving founder of the show. They say, mr. Burnbaum you have to solve this for us. Do you sit or do you stand? 

And they say, well, do you sit? And he looks at him and scratches his head. And he says, no, that's not the tradition. So we stand then. No, no, that's not the tradition. And I say, listen, mr. Bernbach, we are ready to start killing each other. And he says, yeah, yeah, that's the tradition. 

Speaker 0 (58s): <inaudible> 

Speaker 1 (1m 2s): Argumentation. My friends. Do you like to argue? You like to have critical conversations. How about a civil discourse? What about a debate? Everyone loves a debate. I love a good debate. You know how to have a good debate. You have to utilize good language. It's also important to realize in any argument, especially in argument with someone you love the purpose of an argument. Do you know what that is? I'll tell you the purpose of an argument to solve a problem. 

You know what I do? I forget that sometimes you ever do that, like right in the heat of an argument, instead of worrying about the issue, you decide that you must, when you decide you must have the last word, that song by Billy Joel, you had to be a big shot. Didn't you, you had to have the last word last night. You ever fall into that trap. You ever get goaded into that trap or someone slings and ad hominem attack at you and you fire back with one. 

And then all of a sudden, you're no longer even talking about the issue. You're just trying to hurt the other person that happens way too much and it doesn't solve anything. It makes things worse. I learned that way too late in life. So this series a podcast is going to be about argumentation, logical, fallacies, and how to create a better discourse in your home environment and work environment. And with people you love one key point. 

I want everyone to realize is that the way you speak to other people is usually the way you speak to yourself. Do you know what I mean by that, that voice in your head, that internal dialogue, all long we're thinking and what is thinking? Well, it's asking yourself questions. You may not talk to yourself and ask those questions out loud, but inside your mind's eye, inside your mind, your cognitive apparatus, you are asking, answering questions. 

You are navigating your way through life by asking those questions. And a lot of times our inner dialogue shapes our view of the world. That's why I say so often that the world is made of language. The language we use describes who we are and it describes the world. We see it's important to also remember, we can't go anywhere without a linguistic pathway. So logical fallacies are not only something that we use in our argumentation or our discussion with other people. 

They are the terms in which we define ourselves. One of the most important components of learning is academic discourse. It requires argumentation and debate, argumentation, and debate inevitably lend themselves to flawed reasoning and rhetorical errors. Many of these errors are considered logical. Fallacies, logical fallacies are common place in the classroom, in the workplace and in the home in formal televised debates and perhaps most rampantly on any number of internet forms, but what is a logical fallacy and just as important, how can you avoid making logical fallacies yourself regardless of where you are in life or what you're preparing for, whether you're on campus or in the workplace, it pays to know your logical fallacies. 

Let's lay out some of the most common fallacies you might encounter and that you should be aware of in your own discourse and debate. What exactly is a logical fallacy? A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning. Common enough to warrant a fancy name, knowing how to spot and identify fallacies is a priceless skill. It can save you time, money and personal dignity. 

There are two major categories of logical fallacies, which in turn break down into a wide range of types of fallacies each with their own unique ways of trying to trick you into agreement. Number one is a formal fallacy is a breakdown in how you say something. The ideas are somehow sequenced incorrectly. Their form is wrong. 

Rendering the argument as noise and nonsense and informal fallacy denotes an error in what you are saying. That is the content of your argument. The ideas might be arranged correctly, but something you said isn't quite right, the content is wrong or off kilter for this particular podcast, we will be working doctor dr. Wise, call your office with informal fallacies. 

I am going to give you 10 different types of logical fallacies. You are most likely to encounter in discussion and debate ad homonym, straw, man argument appeal to ignorance, false dilemma, slippery slope, fallacy, circular argument, hasty generalization, red herring fallacy to CoQuora casual fallacy, fallacy of sunk costs, appeal to authority, equivocation appeal to pity bandwagon fallacy. 

Let's start at the top with an ad hominem attack. 

Speaker 2 (7m 23s): Are you familiar with this, 

Speaker 1 (7m 24s): For those of you that are, I hope that you'll find this particular set. We go through as a refresher for those of you that are not pay attention so that you can not only understand 

Speaker 2 (7m 38s): What does is okay, 

Speaker 1 (7m 41s): But you can also understand when you use it. And even more importantly, you'll be able to point it out to the person whom tries to use it upon you. Ad hominem fallacy. When people think of arguments, often their first thought is have shouting matches riddled with personal attacks. Ironically, personal attacks run contrary to rational arguments in logic and rhetoric. A personal attack is called an ad hominem ad hominem is Latin for against the man instead of advancing good sound reasoning and ad Hom and replaces logical argumentation with attack language unrelated to the truth of the matter more specifically, the ad hominin is a fallacy of relevance where someone rejects or criticizes another person's view on the basis of personal characteristics, background, physical appearance, or other features irrelevant to the argument at issue. 

An ad hominem is more than just an insult. It's an insult used as if it were an argument of evidence in support of a conclusion, verbally attacking people proves nothing about the truth or falsity of their claims. Use of an ad. Hominem is commonly known in politics as mudslinging, instead of addressing the candidate stance on the issues or addressing his or her effectiveness as a statesman or States woman in ad hominem focuses on personality issues, speech patterns, wardrobe, style, and other things that affect popularity, but have no bearing on their competence in this way in ad hominem can be unethical seeking to man...