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1、What are fallacies?Fallacies are defects that weaken arguments.By learning to look for them in your own and others writing,you can strengthen your ability to evaluate the arguments you make,read,and hear.It is important to realize two things about fallacies:first,fallacious arguments are very,very c

2、ommon and can be quite persuasive,at least to the casual reader or listener.You can find dozens of examples of fallacious reasoning in newspapers,advertisements,and other sources.Second,it is sometimes hard to evaluate whether an argument is fallacious.An argument might be very weak,somewhat weak,so

3、mewhat strong,or very strong.An argument that has several stages or parts might have some strong sections and some weak ones.The goal of this handout,then,is not to teach you how to label arguments as fallacious or fallacy-free,but to help you look critically at your own arguments and move them away

4、 from the“weak”and toward the“strong”end of the continuum.Works consulted We consulted these works while writing this handout.This is not a comprehensive list of resources on the handouts topic,and we encourage you to do your own research to find the latest publications on this topic.Please do not u

5、se this list as a model for the format of your own reference list,as it may not match the citation style you are using.For guidance on formatting citations,please see the UNC Libraries citation tutorial.We revise these tips periodically and welcome feedback.Hurley,Patrick J.A Concise Introduction to

6、 Logic.Thornson Learning,2000 Lunsford,Andrea and John Ruszkiewicz.Everythings an Argument.Bedford Books,1998.Copi,Irving M.and Carl Cohen.Introduction to Logic.Prentice Hall,1998.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 License.You may reproduce it for non-commercial use if you use the entire handout and attribute the source:The Writing Center,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill