¶ … Ethics: Green's Dilemma
Identifying Logical Fallacies
Fallacy 1: Circular Definition (The definition includes the term being defined as a part of the definition, it is assumed because something is a rule it must be obeyed without saying why)
"I believe that all rules should be strictly obeyed," the officer told himself.
Fallacy 2: Conflicting Conditions (The definition is self-contradictory)
"But this is a special circumstance. Don't all rules have exceptions?
Fallacy 3: Argument from emotion. (No logic, just emotion.)
Besides, I really do love Greek food!"
Fallacy 4: Straw man. (Attacking the person, not the argument.)
"We can't have officers accepting free meals, you dumb rookie!
Fallacy 5: Slippery slope. (Assumes unconnected chain of causal events.)
Free meals lead to cash bribes and corruption. Eventually people will be asking you to get them illegal drugs!
Fallacy 6: Post hoc. (The conclusion doesn't follow from the evidence.)
Besides, the year we started banning free meals, the city's car thefts went down by 20%! We can't risk messing with success like that.
Fallacy 7: Appeal to Authority (When the authority is not an expert in the field)
Anyway, I read that Martha Stewart was against free meals for cops. That clinches it for me!
Fallacy 8: Hasty Generalization: (The sample is too small to support an inductive generalization about a population_
This is the third time I've had a restaurant owner trying to get one of my officers to break a rule. I guess restaurant owners just don't have any respect for rules and policies.
Fallacy 9: Appeal to Force (The reader is persuaded to agree by force.)
"Either drop this matter and agree with my decision
Fallacy 10 and 11: Consequences (The reader is warned of unacceptable consequences...
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