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Fallacies
Fallacies
Common Example:
: *Reading a Newspaper Headline* Duterte to declare Martial Law
: Pre, magdedeclare na daw ng Martial Law!
: Nako, lumalala na talaga ang sitwasyon ng Pilipinas.
Legal Example:
: *Accused being examined*
When he was asked if he pleads guilty of the crime of killing another.
: I killed him? I killed him?
: *record of the court* I killed him! I killed him!
Common Example:
: *Confessing Scene*
: I don’t exactly know the convo pa basta yung babae is talking about the guy not
passing “standards” pero what exactly ‘standard’ with women.
Legal Example:
: Your honors, person is liable for not following ‘community standards’
: Your honors, I disagree with the contention of the other party. What exactly is
‘community standard’ it was not given a definite description.
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Fallacy of Composition
This fallacy consists in wrongly inferring that what holds true of the
individuals automatically holds true of the group made up of those
individuals.
This also involves taking attributes of part of an object or class and applying
them to the entire object or class.
Common Example:
:Bagsak daw score nung pinakamatalino natin.
:Shet! Sigurado bagsak na din tayo.
Legal Example:
: *During trial* *Cross-examination*
: Counsel: You are involved or a member of a fraternity correct?
: Respondent: Yes sir.
: Counsel: So, we can safely say that all members of your fraternity are probably all
involved in this, correct? For all we know, you might be in conspiracy with them,