According to Vincent Ruggiero's Beyond Feelings: A Guide to Critical Thinking, the term logical fallacies refer to the concept of, "making errors that impairs reasoning and thinking," (87). ... This is an example of an unwarranted assumption made by Othello because he, "assumes that one's senses are always trustworthy, when in reality, beliefs and desires can distort perception, causing people to hear selectively and inaccurately," (Ruggiero 99). ... However, since Othello is not a critical thinker he does not do this, and commits the error in reasoning. ... Since...

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Indeed, it is Othello's final soliloquy that ultimately seals his fate as a man who lacks critical thinking skills. ... The setting for Othello's final moments onstage is critical to how Othello, the other players onstage, perceives it and the audience. It lends credence to the nobility of the situation, and adds to Othello's misguided self-perception. ... Although he kills himself in such a dignified fashion, Othello is really thinking that he was forced to do this by some unseen evil power. ... He believes men over women, and never thinks too deeply or critically about any...

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His play is one that even audiences today are able to relate to, thus leaving them thinking and reflecting on the issues presented. ... He conveys a clear perception of Desdemona's innocent nature which makes her vulnerable to his scheming act, "so will I turn her virtue into pitch" (2.3.342). ...

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