Monday, October 9, 2017
Logical Fallacy in "L.S.D. Users Not a Part of "Love Generation"
The article “L.S.D. Users Not a Part of ‘Love Generation’” contains mainly Hasty Generalization and Either/Or Fallacy. The author looks at a study comparing teenagers who use L.S.D. and those who do not. The study found that “non-users were argumentative; users were escapists”. It also found that users had antisocial tendencies and “chaotic” sex behavior. For these reasons, the author claims that the term “love generation” should not be applied to users. The author’s claim contains hasty generalization because not all users necessarily have antisocial tendencies or chaotic sex behavior. Both could be dependent on how much or how often they use, which relates also to the Either/Or fallacy. The author’s claim is too simplistic because not everyone who uses may exhibit the negative effects that the doctor’s presented in the study.
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Adding to your either/or fallacy, I feel like the writer only refers to a few comparisons, without really giving other alternatives. This can also fall under the leaving out information. The author is trying to prove a point therefore he is not going to include evidence that counter-argues his claim. These aspects makes the audience question the credibility of this article.
ReplyDeleteI agree that both the either/or fallacy and hasty generalization are being used here. Especially with topics like drugs, the opposition tends to use the actions of a few people as evidence against what they are opposing. This is definitely fallacy because anyone who has learned statistics knows that you need a relatively large sample to determine such conclusions. The writers of the article are jumping to conclusions.
ReplyDeleteI agree that generalization is being used in the article. The author was simply trying to find some sort of correlation between drug use and the "love generation" without looking at all of the evidence. In simple fact, some teenagers are just antisocial. However, the author was just looking to blame drugs for certain behaviors.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the either/or fallacy is being used here. The objective of trying to find some correlation seemed force, and even if there is a correlation, correlation does not mean causation.
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