Monday, January 28, 2008

Logical Fallacies in PCU

In the approximate fifty minutes that we were able to watch PCU, the movie about politically correct things that should be said and done on college campuses, there were many logical fallacies that I thought I identified (even though I found it hard to because I was enjoying the movie). The one that I did notice for sure (I think) was the either/or fallacy. The either/or fallacy is the conclusion that oversimplifies the argument by reducing it to only two sides or choices. It came in the scene right after “Ms. President” of the college left the “PIT.” One of the main characters suggested throwing a party to raise money so that they would be able to keep the PIT as housing. When a member protested he then went on to say, "you either throw the party or have to get jobs."

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