A logical fallacy is an argument that is usually psychologically persuasive but logically
weak.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
ANS: T
PG: 56
Feedback: Pine (1996) suggests that a logical fallacy "is an argument that is usually
psychologically persuasive but logically weak." Logical fallacies commonly appear in the
"everyday exchanges of ideas, . . . newspaper editorials, letters to the editor, political
speeches, advertisements, disagreements between people, and so on
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