Fallacious arguments are arguments that appear legitimate but are actually based on faulty reasoning or insufficient evidence

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Fallacious arguments are arguments that appear legitimate but are actually based on faulty reasoning or insufficient evidence...

 

Argument Against the Source attacks the source of a message rather than the message itself

Appeal to Authority uses a person's credibility or authority in one area to support an argument in another area

Appeal to People (aka Bandwagon appeal) claims that something is true simply because everyone else agrees that it is true

Appeal to Relationships uses relationships to justify behaviors or ideas

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc and Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc argue that something is caused by what came before it, or by the thing with which it coincides; confuses a temporal connection for a causal connection

Hasty Generalization concludes that something is true for a group, based on a single occurrence or insufficient data or sample size

Red Herring involves using another issue to divert attention away from the issue being discussed

False Alternatives only provides two options, one of which is significantly weaker, when other options may be available

Composition Fallacy and Division Fallacy Composition fallacy argue that the parts are the same as the whole; division fallacy argues that the whole is the same as the parts

Equivocation uses ambiguities of language to make an argument

Describe how you feel and what you do when you listen to something with which you completely disagree.  Examples may include political speeches from candidates you do not support, radio and television "shock jocks" or conspiracy theorists, or advertisements that "stretch the truth" about their products, or someone who use inflammatory language and fallacious reasoning to provoke certain feelings in their audiences, or other examples (please specify).  What strategies can you use to overcome listening obstacles in these situations?