Understanding Logical Fallacies
Human beings are emotional animals, but most people think they live their lives according to reason and logic. These same people are often unaware of the basic tenets of rational argumentation. In explaining why they believe something to be true, or in trying to convince others that something is true, their line of reasoning is peppered with logical fallacies. Logical fallacies disguise themselves as valid logical arguments, but can be proven to be invalid. Here are some basic logical fallacies:
Ad Hominem - This is very commonly used. Instead of trying to disprove an argument, you attack the character of the person presenting the arguement.
Appeal to Force - this fallacy is pretty easy to spot. When logic fails, a veiled or an overt threat can cause the other party to accept the desired conclusion… or else!
Appeal to Ignorance - Asserting that a statement is true because it has not been proven to be false.
Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick at the Shoreline 2008 - Part Two
As we ate our bag lunches and watched the crowd pour in, the boys started to get bored. Luckily, Otto brought his DS.
Max found that he could send a text message and it would scroll across the screens for all to see. A lot or WOW (world of warcraft) messages and messages about how “water brings out the best in Bweezil” followed.
Cheap Trick came on right on time, but I wasn’t able to get any decent pictures. Robin Zander wore a cowboy had for the entire show, which lead me to believe that he had gone bald. I was proven wrong when he came out for the encore without the hat, and with a full head of long hair.
Between bands Max had another round of texting the the video screens. The zanier ones didn’t make it up, but many did.
As darkness descended on Shoreline, Heart came on stage.
We were also graced by the presence of a family didn’t bother to come early, because they knew they could just barge in on the hard-earned personal space of others, and get a good seat. The family consisted of a middle aged couple, their young daughter, and her much to old suitor.
The older gentleman just about sat on Max. They quickly became best of friends.
Journey comes on and the crowd goes wild (a little too wild if you ask me)
Journey put on a great show. The new singer sounded exactly like Steve Perry.
We left during the encore, and beat the traffic out. The boys were a little bored, but I think everyone had a good time.