PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ad Hominem, Ignoratio Elenchi, Straw Man
1 Jun 2018
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Relevance fallacies - arguments that may seem relevant to their conclusion but logically are not !
Argumentum ad hominem - attempting to dismiss a sourceās position by discussing the source
rather than the position !
Straw man - attempting to dismiss a sourceās position by misinterpreting it !
False dilemma - attempting to establish a point by pretending it is the only alternative to
something we will ļ¬nd unacceptable, unattainable, or implausible !
Misplacing the burden of proof - attempting to place the burden of proof on the wrong side of
an issue !
Begging the question - attempting to āsupportā a contention by oļ¬ering as āevidenceā what
amounts to a repackaging of the very contention in question !
Appeal to emotions - attempting to āsupportā a contention by playing on our emotions rather
than by producing a real argument !
Irrelevant conclusion - relevance fallacies that do not ļ¬t into the previous categories !
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Relevance fallacies - arguments that may seem relevant to their conclusion but logically are not. Argumentum ad hominem - attempting to dismiss a source"s position by discussing the source rather than the position. Straw man - attempting to dismiss a source"s position by misinterpreting it. False dilemma - attempting to establish a point by pretending it is the only alternative to something we will nd unacceptable, unattainable, or implausible. Misplacing the burden of proof - attempting to place the burden of proof on the wrong side of an issue. Begging the question - attempting to support a contention by o ering as evidence what amounts to a repackaging of the very contention in question. Appeal to emotions - attempting to support a contention by playing on our emotions rather than by producing a real argument.
