Flaws And Fallacies In Mark Twain's The Damned Human Race

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Flaws and Fallacies In Mark Twain’s essay, “The Damned Human Race,” many flaws appear within his abundant use of analogies. One flaw stems from his use of Hasty Generalization. Twain supports this by writing that “the earl wantonly destroys what he has no use for…” which, according to Twain suggests “..that the earl was descended from the anaconda.” (Twain 28). This is a Hasty Generalization, for Twain is basing his conclusion on one result that does not represent the whole population. Since his argument is based on a common fallacy, his essay appears unreasonable and flawed. Another flaw is Twain’s Appeal to Ignorance, or Ad Ignorantiam. Twain writes that, “… [man’s tonsils] perform no useful function; they have no value.” (Twain

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