I always notice this fallacy whenever I go to the mall and most of it is based between the parent and kids. The mom or dad tries to diver their kid’s attention.
Example:
Kids: I want that toy
Mom/Dad: let’s go home because I have something especial for you.
2. Begging the question is a fallacy in which one gives an argument that assumes a major point at issue; also known as petitio principia. I see this type of fallacy mostly during election campaigns: Example:
A. Don’t vote for that candidate because he can’t win — nobody is going to vote for him.
B. I’m voting for my candidate because my candidate …show more content…
Usually teenagers at that time will want to go out with their friends and be loud. The man standing in the elevator alone wearing dirty and baggy close and you are not sure what he is doing, seems to me out of the picture and suspicious. If he attacks me, I will probably have to run back to the nearest exit. Even though I decided to take the nearest exit with the loud teenagers, I will still take proper precautions, just to make sure that it is safe to take that exit.
Could those types of preconceptions ever lead to problematic inferences?
I think that preconceptions can lead you to problematic inference and misjudge people, but due to the scenario in the garage and other circumstances the reasons are valid.
Part 2: Did you feel that the salesman had ulterior motives?
I feel that his main goal was to sell car, but also felt that he was trying to persuade me into buying a used car when I asked for a new car.
Did they lead him to have any biases in terms of he wanted you to purchase?
Yes, the sales man compared new cars with old cars, especially when he mentions that new cars depreciate the moment you drive them off the lot. He keeps insisting in a getting me to buy an old car, insisting that I will not be getting a lemon and that it is the way to go when buying a car. For me a used car is a