What is important to know about the use of fallacies of reasoning to support persuasive arguments? Identify and briefly define three fallacies

What will be an ideal response?

Fallacies of reasoning are poor ways to support a persuasive argument because they seem to be logical, but they really are not. They should be avoided. Students may identify three of the following: 1) Anecdotal evidence – a generalization that relies on too few observations or incidents, or that is created based on biases in attitudes or beliefs. 2) Appeal to tradition – an argument against change with the claim that some proposed innovation is wrong and should not be adopted simply because it has never been done before. 3) Testimonial – a technique in which the image of a celebrity or some vague "expert" is used to secure approval or disapproval of an idea. 4) Transfer – the association of an idea with something that is already respected, to gain approval, or something that is already disliked, to gain disapproval. 5) Thin entering wedge – the rejection of an idea on the grounds that it will open the floodgates to all kinds of catastrophes, with no evidence pointing to this. 6) Agenda-setting – the contention that one issue is held up as extremely influential and all-important, while all others are dismissed as insignificant.