CHS200 Module 4 - Case

Running Head: logical fallacies. Logical fallacies Name University Course Lecturer Date Logical fallacies can be termed as errors in reasoning and happens whenever a person or people take a position or tries to persuade others to adopt a certain position and based on bad reasoning they end up committing a fallacy. In the case of Dr. Russell’s speech, one of the attendees, Harold, tries to bring up an argument against it. He says “Dr. Russell claims that the procedure is effective at reducing pain 3 months post-surgery. Dr. Russell would, of course, hold a favorable view of this new procedure because he only recently finished his orthopedic surgery fellowship, and plus he went to medical school on the West coast. Therefore, this procedure could not be as effective as Dr. Russell claims it is”. His argument tends support to its conclusion such that one would not have doubts about it being true but this might not be the case. The type of fallacy Harold might have committed is an inductive or informal fallacy. First of all, Harold assumes that the fact that Dr. Russell recently finished his orthopedic surgery fellowship, and that he studied in a medical school in the West coast therefore he will automatically say that the procedure is effective which might not be the case. This fallacy could be stated as below: Premise1: Dr. Russell recently finished his orthopedic surgery fellowship, Premise2: Dr. Russell studied in the West Premise3: Dr. Russell supports the new procedure, Conclusion: All orthopedics from West coast support the pr...