Most of the time, people present arguments with the help of logical fallacy, which is something to be avoided. A logical fallacy may sound convincing but is based on faulty logic and invalid, therefore. They may result from errors or reasoning that may mislead deliberately or accidentally. These logical fallacies can lead to making poor decisions based on many unsounded arguments. Health Canada’s flawed reasoning does the same thing about vaping.
For instance, if you argue that the tax breaks for the rich are wrong, you may not have a solid argument to convince others. You might not have any counterargument to prove your point if someone said you are only saying it because you are poor or do not earn enough. This way, you have contributed nothing and attacked the individual you were arguing with. This strategy is merely an attempt to make yourself look like you are right.
In this article, we are going to discuss some of Health Canada’s flawed reasoning about vaping.
Appeal to Emotion
The very first common appeal by health Canadas appeal to emotion is that it is appealing to the youth, which is an obvious attempt to get under the skin of parents and paint a picture that vape flavours and vaping devices are gateways for their children that could quickly lead them to other types of drugs. There is no evidence that these flavoured vape juice and vape devices are means for non-smoking children to become regular e-cig users. It is a clear, logical fallacy in action which has zero evidence and is therefore flawed.
Appeal to Authority
The next flawed reasoning by health Canada is that these products are not approved by the FDA, which is unsafe. Like any other appeal to authority, claims like these are only justified if there is enough evidence to back them up. It is absurd as other products are available approved by the FDA but still have numerous side effects. For instance, Chantix is approved by the FDA, but it has been shown to cause suicidal thoughts and many other side effects. Still, a flawed product is available in the market, which certainly tells us that this argument is not right.
The Burden of Proof
Another Health Canada’s flawed reasoning involves that the ingredient used in vape juices are bad for health. There is no reason to believe that these ingredients are dangerous. They only contain nicotine, propylene glycol, and vegetable glycerine. These ingredients are also present in other products to help users stop smoking, like gums, patches and inhalers. There is not enough evidence to prove otherwise. The burden of proof fallacy is enough to say that this debate is pointless.
Wrapping Up
Other claims are baseless and are illogical by Health Canada to prove that caping is bad for health. A study suggests that vaping is significantly safer than smoking which can tell us whose arguments are flawed.
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