Identify distinct informal logical fallacies you experienced

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One rich source of fallacies is the media: television, radio, magazines, and the Internet. The arguments you experience in your daily life (work, family, shopping) are another source of fallacies. Identify three distinct informal logical fallacies you have experienced in the media or in your life. Explain how the fallacies were used and the context in which they occurred. Then, explain what the person presenting the fallacy should have done to ensure that he or she was not committing a logical error.

You must post to this discussion on at least four separate days of the week and your posts must total at least 500 words as you address the questions noted above.

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