Health Sciences 2610F/G Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Stephen Jay Gould, Ad Hominem, False Dilemma
11 Mar 2020
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Basic distinctions in ethical thinking: matters of fact, what is or is not factually the case, matters of value, what should or should not be done. Stephen jay gould (1941-2002: facts are the highest point of knowledge relating to evidence , one study does not make a fact. Consider your evidence and argument: ethical judgement rely on evidence. Fallacy: when you believe something to be true when in fact it is not, due to incorrect information or reasoning. Appeal to popularity: since everyone believes it, it must be true. Anecdotes: people use their own perception to create an idea that they believe to believe to be true. Ad hominem attack: people lashing out at people and attacking their character instead of their beliefs/arguments. False dichotomy: all this or nothing at all , people choose to ignore the existence of an alternate choice.
