Concept from the Reading

3). Pick one concept from the reading (either Epstein or the Small Group Comm book) and discuss it in detail.


Fallacy


A fallacy is a faulty argument with failure reasoning thus making the argument invalid.  There are also different types of fallacies: fallacy of relevance, fallacy of vacuity, fallacy of clarity, and some that can just be considered miscellaneous fallacies.  Fallacy of relevance pertains to a faulty claim/argument that has no relevance to the question or conclusion being made with.  Having irrelevant claims does not help clarify an answer or support a conclusion thus making it a fallacy.  There are things like Red Herrings which are claims that stray away from the subject and make the claim irrelevant.  Another fallacy, the fallacy of vacuity, is when there is a lack of an element to the argument/claim which makes it difficult to advance the argument any further.  Great arguments have evidence and support for the claim being made, so lacking those elements creates a fallacy because the argument cannot be supported.  Fallacy of clarity is when It lacks truth or purpose to the claim/argument and create a faulty statement thus making it a fallacy.  Not having enough information or reasoning for the claim loses the legitimacy of the argument.  A person can argue about anything, but not being able to stand strong on its support because it lacks information and detail make it a fallacy.


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