Logical Fallacies
Logical Fallacies
Logical Fallacies
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What is the Fallacy?
• A fallacy is an error in reasoning. This differs
from a factual error, which is simply being
wrong about the facts. To be more specific, a
fallacy is an "argument" in which the premises
given for the conclusion do not provide the
needed degree of support.
Fallacies
• A deductive fallacy is a deductive argument that
is invalid (it is such that it could have all true
premises and still have a false conclusion).
• An inductive fallacy is less formal than a
deductive fallacy. They are simply "arguments"
which appear to be inductive arguments, but the
premises do not provided enough support for the
conclusion. In such cases, even if the premises
were true, the conclusion would not be more
likely to be true.
Ad Hominem
(Against person)
• An Ad Hominem is a general category
of fallacies in which a claim or argument is
rejected on the basis of some irrelevant fact
about the author of or the
person presenting the claim or argument.
• Bill: "I believe that abortion is morally
wrong."