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The fallacy of weak facts is more or less a variation on the fallacy of incorrect facts. When the speaker offers as facts certain statements that rest on rather shaky ground, the soundness of the proposition comes into jeopardy. For example: "The students at this college are dissatisfied with the impractical, theoretical orientation of the business administration curriculum. We need to improve the real-world orientation of our programs." The "strength" of the facts presented here, that is, the "degree" to which they are true, will depend on the way in which the speaker gathered the evidence. A few casual conversations would not provide facts with the same strength as a thorough survey supported by extensive individual and group interviews. Another version of the fallacy of weak facts involves carefully selecting only the information that will support the conclusion.
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I want to build a list of logical errors
I have a list of logical errors, but I'm always looking for more. I will post them as I get them ready.
Even Aristotle made errors in logic.
Adapted from Albrecht, Karl. Brain Power. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1980.
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