Entry 4 Phung Thi Tuyet Nhung

Item 1: 

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dRGvMlUuX0

Argument errors: Content fallacies

1. logical fallacy-false dilemma

2. fallacy of presumption

3. inductive reasoning fallacy- hasty generalization.

Analysis:

1. MC Xoay :"Kê cao gối hoặc kê gối thấp".

 In fact, there are another positions like medium position, slightly high position or slightly low position,...rather than only high or low position.

---> logical fallacy-false dilemma

2.1.MC Xoay: “ nếu người ta ngáy thì cứ hồn nhiên mà ngáy tại sao lại phải kê cao”

->Pro.Cu Trong Xoay “anh nói thế là anh hơi ích kỷ”

2.2. MC Xoay “để làm sao cái đường cong quay về tròn  như cũ” ( Nguyen Hai Phong needed to fix his bycycle)

->Pro.Cu Trong Xoay:" Chứng tỏ anh này là cái người duy mĩ và tương đối cầu toàn"

Refering from only one utterance of one person, Pro.Cu Trong Xoay did not have enough premises but immediately jump to the conclusions of others' trait.
---> fallacy of presumption.

3.Chúng ta ngáy khi nào

Khi chúng ta đi ngủ

Tại sao lúc ngủ chúng ta lại ngáy

Khi  chúng ta hô hấp

Hít vào thở ra phát sinh ra tiếng gáy

Muốn triệt tận gốc việc ngáy

Đừng hô hấp nữa

The reasons lead to snoozing are not only by breathing itself but also many other causes.. For instance, the surplus amount of fat narrows the windpipe, the characteristics of the windpipe of the old and malformation of sinusitis,... contributing to snoozing.

--->fallacy of presumption (lack premises)

4.“người ta dạy được thú, chó làm toán, gấu chồng cây chuối, nhảy disco, voi đi xe đạp…

=>Cái gì chẳng dạy được
dogs, bears,.. are just some kinds of intelligent animal that can be taught to perform in the circus. This small number of animal is not enough to conclude that people cant train every kind of animals
--->inductive reasoning fallacy- hasty generalization.

5.
major premise: tất cả mọi thú vật đều có thể dạy được ( cái gì chẳng dạy được)
minor premise: trâu bò là thú vật

conclusion: trâu bò có thể dạy được (tập trung trâu bò để giáo dục ý thức)

mọi thú vật :S
đều có thể dạy được : P
trâu bò :a

=>structure :

 All S is P

a is S

a is P

the argument is valid but unsound because its major premise based on a hasty generization

Item 2

A short conversation.

A: If we were married,would you give me a ring?
B: OK.But what's your phone number ?
Source: http://chuyen-qb.com/forum/?showtopic=3444


Argument error: logical fallacy-equivocation


Analysis : the meaning of the word" ring" of a small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority ) is deliberately misunderstood by the man with the meaning of a phone call.

Item 3: 

Source http://www.vehlijanta.com/user-submitted/love-me-or-hate-me-2/

Argument error : logical fallacy- false dilemma

Analysis: there are more levels of sentiments toward a person rather than only love and hate such as normal, like, cherish,...

Item 4

 

Source:

http://windowsvn.vn/microsoft-news/office-2010-la-phien-ban-ban-chay-nhat-trong-lich-su-phat-trien-microsoft-office.chn

Argument error: content fallacies

1. fallacy of relevance -making irrelevant appeals- appealing to popularity 

2. fallacy of ambiguity

Analysis: 

1. making irrelevant appeals -appealing to popularity 

9 out of 10 say Office 2010 is the best Office release ever means Office 2010 is the best. This rate is not convincible enough.

2. the general rate (9/10) is not clearly informed. Viewers do not know 10 here means the number of people who have already used Office 10 or the number of people who own computers or the population of the world or any number else.