SSH 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Begging, Hypothetical Syllogism, Hasty Generalization
15 Jul 2016
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Arguments that fail to provide adequate support in a way that exhibits a pattern. Are often offered as though they provide support. Irrelevant premises: have no bearing on the truth of the conclusion. 1: unacceptable premises: are relevant to the conclusion but are dubious in some way. Ex: a study found that 80% of doctors over-prescribe advil. Being funded by pharmaceutical company so can"t be trusted. Tu quoque: can"t trust claims of a hypocritical person. Composition: what"s true of the parts is true of the whole. Division: what"s true of the whole is true of the parts. Equivocation: using the same word in an argument to mean different things. Appeal to popularity: arguing that something is true because a lot of people believe it. Appeal to common practice: behaviours/actions of a large number of people. Appeal to tradition: arguing that a claim is right because it"s part of a tradition.
