LOGICAL FALLCIES

Week 6

By: Pankaj Singh

School for Life
 What is a logical Fallacy?
• Errors/defects in reasoning that invalidate the argument

• Fallacy from Latin fallere (“to deceive, to trip, to lead into error or to trick.”) also Greek
phelos (deceitful)
 Writing

Why
should
Critical
Persuasion we study thinking
logical
fallacies?

Discussions
Types of Fallacies

Formal Fallacies Informal Fallacies (focus on this one)

Using Trump to understand logical fallacies
Some suggestions for student participation
and activity

• Ask them to find out more fallacies which have not been discussed in the class
• Ask student to use the example of Trump and come up with similar fallacies committed by Indian
politicians or other personalities
• Ask student to come with examples for fallacies found in social media in the form of fake news and
misinformation
Thanks