This is not my first experience with the Philosophy Toolkit. What remains to be the most interesting part of the entire toolkit are the fallacies. It is amusing because many people use these informal fallacies and believe them to be truth. Ad populum is something I see so often. In the past, many people believed that slavery was alright because so many others thought it was okay, too.
Ad hominem is something we're seeing a lot these days because of the election that will occur later this year. Many people are disregarding the political opinions by of others by attacking them verbally. This also mixes in with ad populum, especially on certain cliquey websites. They will get in groups and attack and follow along with others, just because it seems like it's alright.
No comments:
Post a Comment