For the month of January I chose to
write about the logical fallacies Warren and Fassett state,” Reflecting on
common errors in reasoning can help us identify mistakes and omissions when we
encounter them in our own and others communication,” Fassett and Warren p.57.
What does this mean
in terms of cultural communication? It is related to how we communicate with
one another through a form of reasoning. The logical fallacies are ways that we
can identify the forms of errors in thinking as we communicate. According to
the authors the fallacies can generate mistrust. They can also lead to a form
of miscommunication with the audience that you are communicating with. There are several fallacies and misconceptions
that take place in the world of social and mass media. The person who is
communicating has an agenda that they are trying to communicate to the world.
Facebook is one example where many fallacies exist. The slippery slope fallacy is
common within in the Facebook. People discuss an idea. Many of the ideas are related
to the cultural and political environment within the society. Readers react to
the idea that the sender is trying to communicate. In the reaction to the post there becomes a
series of negative and positive posts about the idea that is being discussed. In
the end the idea has been misunderstood and blown out of proportion within the Facebook
community. The author of the post losses their intention of the idea due to the
error in thinking from the readers of the post.
The slippery
slope fallacy is related to our new President Donald Trump. One of the issues
that the US is dealing with is the Immigration, terrorism and the Muslim
population. The slippery slope is related to Trump and his comments related to
the refugees who are fleeing from the worn torn countries. Trump made comments that
the refugees are terrorist due to being from the Muslim countries. The error in
the thinking is the fact that many of the refugees are not terrorist. They also
are not all Muslims. The error in thinking has created a lot of confusion among
the public as it is related to his recent executive order to stop the immigration
process. Due to the error in thinking the people in the US are angered and are protesting
his decision. The concept of the fallacy
is the idea the idea that Trump had his intentions as it is related to the immigration
and terrorism. Due to his error in thinking the public must take an educated
guess towards his decision as a result it has formed a sense of confusion.
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