SSH 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ad Hominem, Fallacy, Begging
20 Mar 2016
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Arguments can be defective in many ways. They are arguments that exhibit a faulty pattern of reasoning but are frequently offered. In general a fallacy is a faulty pattern of inference because the premises don"t provide adequate support for the conclusion. Irrelevant premises have no bearing on the truth of the conclusion: unacceptable premises. Unacceptable premises may be relevant to the truth of the conclusion, but are dubious for other reason. Random drug testing in school reduces drug use less common because randomly testing drugs reduces drug use . A premise is irrelevant to a conclusion if and only if its truth counts neither for or against the conclusion, otherwise it is relevant. Character - the premise merely attacks the persons character instead of providing evidence for the conclusion. Circumstances - the premise points out something about the persons circumstances instead of providing evidence for the conclusion.
