Question 2- Fallacies

We avoid both of these fallacies because they make the overall argument seem less valid even if the information helps your argument.

Audience fallacies: Is when the author of a written work writes something relating to his topic, which could be about people, and the information has no citation. An example would be an author saying that all black people play basketball. It may be true that it is a popular pastime for some blacks, but you can't go out and say without proof these large, general statements. It is significant because these audience fallacies really how the audience views the information presented in the text.

Authorial fallacies: Occurs when the audience makes assumptions about why or how the author presented the information he wrote. An example would be someone presenting about an article, and saying "the author wrote this because ___________." That is an authorial fallacy and it is significant because without knowing or asking the author, there is no way of knowing.