This was a very eye-opening task that has shown me how rampant fallacies are in everyday situations. Here are three fallacies that I've come across in my daily life:

1. "Because I said so."

One of the most common fallacies that I've seen used a ton, usually by parents to their child when the child questions an order they were given. This is the circular reasoning fallacy but could also be the appeal to authority fallacy. To strengthen the argument, a parent could explain possible consequences of the child not taking the action that is ordered to them. A parent could also give more information that could explain why the order given is the most reasonable action to take.

1. Students will use A.I. to cheat so it shouldn't be used in schools."

This is ahasty generalization fallacy. This fallacy generalizes all students, which is an argument that would need substantial evidence to back it up. Research that could prove that most studentscheat would require a large enough sample size that is representative of the many different demographics of students.

1. "I have a master's degree. I do not want to hear anything a drop-out has to say."

This is an ad hominem fallacy which disregards or rejects the reasoning of an argument because of who is saying it. In order to avoid this common fallacy, one should be sure to always examine a person's argument and reasoning and not blindly accept or dismiss any argument because of who is saying it. A college drop-out could hold valuable knowledge in many areas and in some cases even be an authority on certain topics that someone with a master's degree is not.

Read the fallacies presented by India your classmate and analyze the reasoning that they have presented. Respond in a way that furthers the discussion. For example, you might comment on any of the following types of questions: Have ever seen or fallen for similar fallacies in your own life? Are any of the cases presented also instances of some other type of fallacy? Is there a sense in which the reasoning might not be fallacious in some cases? What can people do to avoid falling for such fallacies in the future? Your response should be 75 words.