A logical fallacy is a flaw in logical reasoning. There are numerous flaws in judgment. One example is the "ad hominem" fallacy, where instead of arguing a point, the person attacks the person's character. Ex. "We should ban cigarettes." "Why should I agree with you? You smell really bad!"
Another example is the "burden of proof" fallacy, where a person who makes a claim states that it is up to the other party to disprove them, rather than prove their own statement. This is fallacious because the inability to disprove something doesn't automatically mean that it is proven. Ex. "There is a teapot floating in between Mars and Earth at this very moment. Prove me wrong!" "I can't do that, because I can't go to space right now." "Therefore, I am right!"
At the end of what story? We need the story!
The quotation from Christine Guth does a lot by manner of
making points. One thing the quotation
from Christine Guth does is support MacGregor’s point about The Great
Wave. It does this with the use of a
clever interpretation. Through
interpretation, the wave can be seen as a manner in which travel as well as
trade can take place. Too, Japan can be
isolated by this wave according to the interpretation.
