Entry 4 – Nguyen Ngoc Tram

CRITICAL THINKING

        ARGUMENT

Item 1:

 

Source: http://www.cracked.com/funny-1314-logical-fallacy/

       Analysis: irrelevant conclusion

_ An argument provides poor reasoning in support of its conclusion.

_A: “I can conceive of a perfect being, called god”

  B: “One of the attributes of perfection is existence” (is irrelevant information)

→ God exists. (is irrelevant conclusion)

_If according to one of the nature of perfect is existence, we can not confirm that god exist.

Item 2:

Dũng cảm và mưu trí

Chàng hỏi nàng: "Em có đồng ý lấy anh không?"
- Không ! Chồng em phải là người vừa dũng cảm vừa mưu trí.

- Nhưng anh đã từng cứu em khỏi chết đuối ở hồ mà?

- Hành động đó dũng cảm đấy, nhưng chưa đủ nói lên mưu trí của anh.

- Thế em có biết ai đã nghĩ ra cách làm cho thuyền chìm không?

- !!!!!

Source: http://vnexpress.net/gl/cuoi/2011/12/dung-cam-va-muu-tri/

          Analysis: hasty generalization

_The man base on his own opinion about how is a wise guy. As for him, smart guy is someone who can get what he wants despite the consequences and he does it in the wrong way that the girl do not want. In specific, the man in this situation just cares about his own business, he does not think about the consequences like: If he could not save the girl in time, the girl could have died.

_His opinion about smart guy is not true and can not represent for all smart people will do something like that.

Item 3:

Bill: "I like classical music and I think it is of higher quality than most modern music."

Jill: "That stuff is for old people."

Dave: "Yeah, only real woosies listen to that crap. Besides, Anthrax rules! It Rules!"

Bill: "Well, I don't really like it that much. Anthrax is much better."

Analysis: Peer Pressure

_ Bill likes classical music. However, Bill’s friends think only girly kind of man or old people listen to that kind of music.

_ It is obviously that Bill’s friends do not like classical music so they talk to persuade him.  Bill is under his friend pressure and changes his opinion.

_The influence exerted by a peer group, encouraging individuals to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors in order to conform to group norms.

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