ARTS 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: The Slippery Slope, Ad Hominem, Junk Food
7 May 2017
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Fallacies are not errors in the way that spelling mistakes are errors . Fallacies, quite simply, are flaws in reasoning that render an argument illogical . There is no logical relationship between the reasons offered and the conclusion being drawn from those reasons. Fallacies often quite compelling because they appear to participate in the conventions of reasoning . Because the fallacious argument has the form of a logical argument, it has the force of a logical argument . It is easy to overlook a fallacy in arguments in which we have strong feelings. If the conclusion seems consistent with existing beliefs, the argument is more easily accepted common flaws in fallacious arguments: The ad hominem argument works by distracting its audience from the evidence that has been presented by focusing instead on the individual presenting the argument . An oil executive argues in favour of new exploration for untapped resources in a wilderness area.
