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What kind of fallacy is it takes someone with a really big heart to give to charity and you seem like you care more than most?

This statement is an example of the fallacy known as appeal to emotion, specifically appealing to flattery. It attempts to manipulate emotions and flatter the individual to persuade them to give to charity by suggesting they are more caring than others.


Can you give example of fallacy of redundant definition?

The fallacy of redundant definition occurs when a definition includes unnecessary repetition or circular reasoning. For example, defining a "bachelor" as an "unmarried man" is redundant because the term "bachelor" already implies being unmarried. This fallacy adds no new information to the definition.


What does straw man fallacy mean and give an example?

A straw man argument is one that misrepresents a position in order to make it appear weaker than it actually is, refutes this misrepresentation of the position, and then concludes that the real position has been refuted. This, of course, is a fallacy, because the position that has been claimed to be refuted is different to that which has actually been refuted; the real target of the argument is untouched by it. Example: (1) Trinitarianism holds that three equals one. (2) Three does not equal one. Therefore: (3) Trinitarianism is false.


1 It takes someone with a really big heart to give to your charity and you seem like someone who cares more than most WHAT TYPE OF FALLACY IS THIS?

This statement contains a "loaded language" fallacy, where emotionally charged words like "big heart" and "cares more than most" are used to manipulate or persuade the listener without providing any factual evidence. It attempts to appeal to emotions rather than reason.


What is an example of a persuasive thesis statement?

Our school should do more to give back to the community.

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What kind of fallacy is it takes someone with a really big heart to give to charity and you seem like you care more than most?

This statement is an example of the fallacy known as appeal to emotion, specifically appealing to flattery. It attempts to manipulate emotions and flatter the individual to persuade them to give to charity by suggesting they are more caring than others.


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Give example of fallacy of obscure definition?

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Can you give example of fallacy of redundant definition?

The fallacy of redundant definition occurs when a definition includes unnecessary repetition or circular reasoning. For example, defining a "bachelor" as an "unmarried man" is redundant because the term "bachelor" already implies being unmarried. This fallacy adds no new information to the definition.