LOGICAL FALLACIES: ARE WE VICTIMS OR PERPETRATORS?

You may have heard of logical fallacies such as Ad hominem, Strawman or Slippery Slope. With advertisers and politicians urging you to buy their product or vote for them it is important to clearly understand their statements. On August 8 Herb Wexler will lead a program on Logical Fallacies: Are We Victims or Perpetrators? sponsored by the Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (HFFC). “The timing is perfect” he says, “just after the presidential party nominations in July and before the first Presidential debate in September”.

Wexler will give a brief lecture describing common fallacies; Every attendee will then have a chance to present a logical fallacy example. The public is invited to send favorites to herbwexler@optonline.net

Here is an example of Fallacy of Equivocation

• Nothing is better than heaven
• Half a loaf of bread is better than nothing
• Therefore Half a loaf of bread is better than heaven

Wexler is the Principal at The Next Edge, LLC, providing software and business consulting for companies both in the USA and internationally. He has been fascinated by logical fallacies since reading on a cereal box ‘Part of a nutritious breakfast’.

The event will be held Monday, August 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Silver Star Diner at 210 Connecticut Ave in Norwalk. The event is free and open to the public. Food and beverages are available from the restaurant.

The Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (HFFC) combine reason with compassion, integrating modern understanding of the world with an affirmative life view. For more information on HFFC, its social and thoughtful aims and activities, including talks, discussions, book group, movie events, and parties, visit meetup.com/HFFCCT.