Fallacy Summary and Application Abstract: The focus of this paper is on logical errors known as fallacies. If an argument contains a fallacy, then the conclusion will not necessarily be proven (Richardson, para 2). Some fallacies are merely accidental, but fallacies can also be used to trick a listener or reader into believing faulty conclusions. This paper will describe three logical fallacies and give an example of each. Fallacy Summary and Application <Tab/&…showed first 75 words of 1376 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1376 total…from: http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/f/fallacies.htm Downes, Stephen. (2002) Steven's Guide to the Logical Fallacies. Retrieved on August 08, 2004 from: www.datanation.com/fallacies Logical Fallacies, (Date Unknown), retrieved August 08, 2004 from the University of Arizona student website at: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~shunter/logic.txt Richardson, Steven, (Date Unknown), Logical Fallacies in Scientific Writing, Retrieved; August 08, 2004, from the George Mason University Student Web site at: http://mason.gmu.edu/~arichar6/logic.htm