Fallacy Of Equivocation: 'Every Dog Barks'

FALLACY OF EQUIVOCATION

The fallacy of equivocation is used to deliberately mislead someone by the usage of a word with numerous definitions or meanings. The fallacy of equivocation heavily relies on ambiguity. This fallacy is often used to fool or mislead people by making them believe you are using one definition of a word while really you are using a different definition of the same word.

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In this Image there are two statements that lead to a conclusion.

Statement 1: All trees have Bark

Statement 2: Every dog Barks

Conclusion: Every dog is a tree

This is an example of the fallacy of equivocation because in the two statements bark has a very different meaning. In the first statement

He assumes that the answer has to be one or the other, spend a lot or save a lot when really there are other possibilities such as the man on the right doesn’t spend a lot of money because he doesn’t have a lot or earn a lot therefore he neither saves nor spends a lot. This makes this the perfect example of an either or fallacy.

FALLACY OF ACCENT

The fallacy of Accent is when the stress placed on a word changes the meaning of the sentence. In a more detailed definition, the fallacy of accent is a specific type of ambiguity that arises when the meaning of a sentence is changed by placing an unusual emphasis on a word, or when, in a written piece, it is left unclear which word the emphasis was supposed to fall on. An example of the fallacy of accent is: I didn 't take the test yesterday. (Somebody else did.)

I didn 't take the test yesterday. (I did not take it.)

I didn 't take the test yesterday. (I did something else with it.)

I didn 't take the test yesterday. (I took a different one.)

I didn 't take the test yesterday. (I took something

The appeal often times looks something like or includes the saying “this is right because we 've always done it this way” or “this is the way we always do it.” This fallacy is often times incorrect because just because this is the way it has been done does not mean it is the correct way. The premise for doing such things can be disproven over time and better methods can be developed over the years so thus doing it the same way it has always been done is not necessarily correct.

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This cookbook cover is the perfect example of an appeal to tradition fallacy because people often use the saying “just like grandma used to make” or “grandma’s recipe”. However, just because it is grandma’s recipe or the way grandma used to make it does not mean it is good or even the correct way of doing it. This is the perfect example of appealing to tradition because the way grandma made it is a tradition that someone is trying to appeal to someone’s sentimental emotions or memories even though it might not be the best or correct way to do something.

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