Thank You For Arguing Chapter 14

                   One mistake that many arguers make is using false comparisons. An example of a false comparison would be something like saying, "fruits contain sugar, fruit is healthy, therefore all forms of sugar are healthy." Not only is this statement untrue, but it was made under a false comparison. This is called the all natural fallacy. The appeal to popularity makes another false comparison. An example of this would be, "If all of your friends jumped off of a bridge, why shouldn't you?" Reductio ad absurdum falsely compares a choice with just another absurd choice. The fallacy antecedent makes a false comparison in time. This would be like saying, "I haven't been in a plain crash, so I will never get in one." This closely relates to false analogy, which targets a certain group of something and claims that they are all the same. This would be like saying, "most rapists are men, therefore, all rapists are men and men are not to be trusted." Finally, the unit fallacy uses illegitimate math to make conclusions. For example, "Hate crimes dropped two percent last year, and four percent this year, therefore, hate crimes have dropped six percent in the last two years." All of these are terrible methods to use when defending your argument. Here are a few more methods to avoid if you want a strong argument: using bad examples, using ignorance as proof, using bad proof all together, reaching a ba conclusion, and having a disconnect between the proof and conclusion.