PHL145H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Begging, Fetus, Abortion Debate
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Fallacy of an irrelevant argument against the person. Instead of countering the argument itself, this fallacy attacks the person. To note: a relevant claim can make a conclusion either more likely or less likely to be true. An irrelevant claim does not influence the truth of the conclusion. P1) donald trump is racist, sexist, and unscrupulous. C: therefore, his policy on immigration is wrong. Whether or not he is racist, sexist, and unscrupulous has no relevancy to his policy on immigration. The merits of his immigration policy would have to be discussed on relevant grounds. Fallacy of distorting or weakening an argument in the effort of discrediting it. It is the mischaracterizing of an argument during the presentation of it. P1) decriminalizing marijuana will create more good than harm in society. P2) we should do things that create more good things than harm. P1) decriminalizing marijuana will give users easy access to the drug.
