Logical Fallacies Pt. 3

CatAcademy Proudly Presents Three Logical Fallacies * with some explanation The "you can't share my lollipop cos it's mine" fallacy If A then B therefore false false EXAMPLE THE AVERAGE HUMAN MAMMAL ACCEPTS: 12 3 If you work hard, you'll succeed. 12 3 You're not succeeding, so you're not working hard enough. HOWEVER, consider this, Brainiac. Counter-Example If it's cool, it's a cat. It's not a cat, therefore it's not cool. SEEMS REASONABLE. IN FACT MANY THINGS CAN BE COOL THAT ARE NOT CATS. JUST BECAUSE ALL CATS ARE COOL, IT DOESN'T MEAN OTHER THINGS CAN'T BE TOO. Dolphins are cool. Parrots are sometimes cool. Fridges are cool. Electronic Pocket Oxford ENGLISH Dictionary DOMI MINA MEA THE WORLD'S MOST TRUSTED DICTIONARIES Knowing the English Dictionary by heart is cool. Certain humans have been cool, such as Paul Newman and, err, well, there've been others. Probably. fb.com/CatAcademyApp CatAcademy.com