If it is impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion to be false, then no fallacy has occurred, otherwise some fallacy has occurred. It is an error to say that valid reasoning has a fallacy, so it is an error to apply fallacies to everything.
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Is everything a logical fallacy?
The trouble with labeling everything a “fallacy” is that (1) not all poor reasoning is automatically fallacious, and (2) it implies that everybody would agree on everything if we could only think correctly.
What is the strawman fallacy?
This fallacy occurs when, in attempting to refute another person’s argument, you address only a weak or distorted version of it. Straw person is the misrepresentation of an opponent’s position or a competitor’s product to tout one’s own argument or product as superior.
What is dogmatism fallacy?
Dogmatism shuts down discussion by asserting that the writer’s beliefs are the only acceptable ones. Example: I’m sorry, but I think penguins are sea creatures and that’s that.
What is hypothetical fallacy?
Description: Offering a poorly supported claim about what might have happened in the past or future, if (the hypothetical part) circumstances or conditions were different. The fallacy also entails treating future hypothetical situations as if they are fact.
What is equivocation fallacy?
The fallacy of equivocation occurs when a key term or phrase in an argument is used in an ambiguous way, with one meaning in one portion of the argument and then another meaning in another portion of the argument.
What is poisoning the well fallacy?
Poisoning the well is a logical fallacy (a type of ad hominem argument) in which a person attempts to place an opponent in a position from which he or she is unable to reply.
What is an Amphiboly fallacy?
The fallacy of amphiboly happens when someone uses grammar or punctuation in a way that a statement could be interpreted as having more than one meaning, so it is unclear what is really meant. Other names for the fallacy are the fallacy of ambiguity, misusing ambiguity, and the fallacy of unclearness.
What is the fallacy of ambiguity?
An unclear or muddled statement that leads the listener or reader to an incorrect conclusion is a fallacy of ambiguity. Equivocation is a common fallacy of ambiguity, where a word or phrase is used with two distinct meanings. In this case, the conclusion is drawn as if there were only one meaning.
What is division fallacy?
A fallacy of division is an informal fallacy that occurs when one reasons that something that is true for a whole must also be true of all or some of its parts. An example: The second grade in Jefferson elementary eats a lot of ice cream.
What is proof surrogate?
5 Proof surrogate. A proof surrogate offers no real support, but just claims that support exists. Examples are using “studies show” without saying what those studies are and where they can be found. Another proof surrogate is just to say that “It’s obvious that….” Doing so implies that proof is simply not needed.
Is post hoc a logical fallacy?
Short for “post hoc, ergo propter hoc,” a Latin phrase meaning “after this, therefore because of this.” The phrase expresses the logical fallacy of assuming that one thing caused another merely because the first thing preceded the other.
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