Reading Logical Fallacies

Hey guys, welcome to this video on logical fallacies. When creating a logical argument, there are many different aspects that have to come together to ensure that your argument is sound and does not contain any flaws. One of these aspects is avoiding what we call “logical fallacies.” A logical fallacy is an error of reasoning that will weaken your argument and, in most cases, undermine it completely. Today, we’re going to look at the 10 most common types of fallacies.

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[alittlelogic]

Training in logical fallacies should be a part of every school's curriculum.

[ernieengineer]

This is needed in our political discourse now more than ever

[CgGoil]

This video should be mandatory to watch as the first video, when you get a Facebook account!!

[GSpotter]

Recognizing and understanding logical fallacies should be a requirement before graduating high school. This could help prevent millions of people from being conned into believing falsehoods.

After studying how to recognize logical fallacies I can't watch a commercial or political news broadcast without catching at least a dozen of them.

[JaneyImaaniEmotionalAwareness]

I can’t believe they didn’t reach us about the logical fallacies at elementary school. I only learnt about this a couple years ago otherwise I could have avoided so many pointless conversations throughout the years 😊💕

[therealbahamut]

Every twitter user on earth needs to see this daily. They need to be required to watch it IN FULL and be QUIZZED ON IT before they post a single tweet.

[timhallas]

My wife often uses the phrase "Lots of people agree with me". in order to win an argument. I don't know if this is a logical fallacy, but I usually defeat it by saying, "lots of people are wrong every day."

[richardbambenek]

Logical fallacies are the bane of social media and prevent people from having an intelligent conversation.

[markmiller]

They should put this on every school curriculum, maybe then we’d get a generation of informed social media users

[brianarbenz]

Another tactic is fake martyrdom: “The people in this audience will probably gang up on me for saying this, but...” Or, on a wider scale, “My views got me censored on YouTube and boycotted by shoppers, therefore there must validity to my beliefs and courage on my part for daring to speak them.”

[davidbgreensmith]

A good list but I think it suffers from not including "appeal to authority/tradition" - a key flaw in any critical reasoning process.

[mr.nobody]

Straw man and ad hominem run amok on social media.

[FreedomFighter]

I wish YouTube would modify it’s algorithm and push videos like this, that focus on intellectual honesty, to the top of everyone’s feed! Especially the youth!! (to include college students)
I’m very passionate about teaching this stuff to both of my daughters. I wish more parents in the world did the same.
Intellectual honesty, logic and rational behavior is so important, and we need it now more than ever.
Thank you for posting this video :-)

[mike]

This would negate an awful lot of internet forum/comment entries!

[KutWrite]

I'd add "appeal from authority" and "reductio ad absurdem, " especially on social media.

[CraigHollabaugh]

These 10 should be a pocket guide. Thank you for the presentation and the excellent examples.

[dynamic]

Great video and red herring is a common logical fallacy too.

[seanpatterson]

This is one of the most educational, practical, and helpful videos that I have ever seen. This information should be taught in schools so that everyone understands how to have a rational, logical discourse with one another.

[James]

To all those commenting about how the same or similar fallacies have differing names:
Certain fallacies do have multiple names, but the main thing is to understand the fundamental concept of the fallacy or the error in the argument. Then it doesn't matter what you call the fallacy since you understand why it's an error in logic.

[Dr.RIZKING]

The fact this video has the most views in this channel shows how interested people are in knowing about arguments :)
P.s:- I feel so intelligent after watchin this video☺️ Thank you random lady in YouTube 🤞