PHIL 1290 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ad Hominem, Fox Hunting, Moral Agency
2 Mar 2018
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The truth of a neither increases nor decreases the likelihood that b is true. Consider the following claim: fox hunting is a cruel sport. This concerns the relevance of premises within an argument (ie internal to the argument) to the conclusion of the argument. This concerns the relevance of the argument (ie the conclusion of the argument) to the context in which the argument occurs. The fallacies of relevance discussed in chapter 6 can be groupes into these categories. Strawman fallacy (distorting their argument to attack it easier) The arguer misrepresents the position of the arguer"s opponent in order to argue against the opponent. The matter at issue is the opponent"s (actual) argument. The arguer is not attacking the opponent"s position, but rather a disorted version of the opponent"s position that is not a issue. The arguer introduces an argument on a different issue to distract the audience from the matter at issue.
