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Explain fallacies of omission and give examples of this fallacy.

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Answer:

Fallacies of omission are errors or mistakes in communication due to the lack or misuse of information.

An example of Argumentum ad Speculum is " If we had taken the other way home we wouldn't have gotten stocked in a traffic jam"

Step-by-step explanation:

Fallacies of omission are connected to misinformation, by having an error in the way information is presented.

There are different kinds of fallacies of omission:

* Stacking the Deck

* Argument to the Negative

* Argumentum ad Ignorantium/ Appeal to Lack of Evidence

* Argumentum ad Speculum/Hypothesis Contrary to Fact

* Complex Question

* Contradictory Premise/Logical Paradox

The example " If we had taken the other way home we wouldn't have gotten stocked in a traffic jam" gives information that can not be proved since it never happened and the person is just making assumptions based on an unreal event.

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