These are called fallacies in philosophy, and it is all around us. We don't really have to correct them or call out their attention on this if they are not people we care about, but we need to be cognizant if they are using fallacies and not logic in their reasoning. We have to be vigilant not to fall prey to illogical claims.
Here are top 10 fallacies I encounter in the office daily:
1. Bandwagon effect - You think you're correct just because other people are doing what you're doing
Example: Popoy and Basha already resigned. Maybe it's about time, I do too.
2. Appeal to Authority - You think youre correct just because you are an authority figure or someone who's an authority said what you did.
Example - My suggestion is correct because I'm the boss
3. Red Herring - You justify yourself by diverting the topic to something else.
Example - The product of this supplier is okay, because the owner is nice (even if the quality of the product does not have anything to do with the niceness of the owner)
4. Appeal to Tradition - You justify what you do because it has always been the way how things are done - even if it's outdated or no longer the best practice today.
Example - This is how we should do it, bec this is how it has always been done in the past.
5. Appeal to Emotion - You justify yourself by trying to win the emotions of the audience
Example - Yeah I did wrong, but I only did it for you.
6. Appeal to Hypocrisy - You justify what you did by trying to implicate the person you're talking to for doing the same thing
Example - Why is smoking bad for me, when you smoke too?
7. Cherrypicking
8. Appeal to Ignorance
9. Hasty Generalization
10. Slothful Induction
Please watch the video for more examples and details :)
*Video has English subtitle option
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