Fallacies are sometimes ok.

Usually fallacies have a purpose to help the reader see the point of view of the author. But this can also be bad because it may manipulate the reader in to thinking something that isn't true. I think that fallacies are helpful and ethical when the author has good intentions and isn't trying to brainwash the reader. When an author is trying to get his readers to see how ridiculous something is using a fallacy then it can be a useful tool. In most cases when the author uses fallacies, it is because he wants to hide opposing views or evidence of his argument or opinion. In other instances the author also tries to avoid sharing correct information that would create an opposing view from the reader. Another fallacy that authors use is to trick the reader into thinking something dramatic. In these instances fallacies aren't ethical at all because the author has bad intentions to get the reader to support his side. I don't feel comfortable using fallacies in my paper because i like to convince my readers through evidence and not through using sly fallacies that trick readers into believing me. I look back and i am starting to realize that many times i have fallen into the trap of fallacies because of how well the author set them up. If an author needs to use fallacies it is usually because he is arguing for the wrong side. or he is trying too hard to convince his audience.