Week 4 Question 2

2). Violating the Principle of Rational Discussion (page 202) and Content Fallacies (page 201). Pick one, explain the fallacy in your own words, then give a real world example that you have heard in the past. (You may need to do additional 'research' for the fallacy that you have chosen if the concept is not clear from the text. You can 'google' the particular fallacy you have chosen for an additional explanation).

A content fallacy called the slippery slope fallacy is the mistaken thought that if A happens then B and C must come next, or follow.  Although this fallacy does not always play its part in some situations like with pregnancy for example (if you keep the baby of course or do not have a miscarriage) getting pregnant leads to gaining weight, which leads to having a big belly, which leads to giving birth, which then of course leads to having a baby and ends with being a mom.
However, this fallacy is used a lot in many situations as well. For example (and this is just something I am coming up with on the spot that I am sure is truth to someone), if someone eats a lot of healthy food, that person therefore think he or she is going to lose weight, which will then turn bring up his or her confidence, which will then allow them to get a boyfriend or girlfriend.
However, this slippery slope falls into the fallacy section because this person is not considering the outside parts to it. Just because someone is going to start eating a lot of healthy foods does not mean he or she is going to start losing weight; they also need to take into consideration going to the gym, working out, gaining muscle opposed to fat, cutting out fast food munchie runs, not eating at chain restaurants, etc. This fallacy is not always the easiest to see, because in situations like the one above, people just think well if I eat healthy I am going to lose a bunch of weight and the outside factors are overlooked.