MODR 1730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Ad Hominem, Deductive Reasoning, Genetic Fallacy
28 May 2015
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A fallacy is a logical problem in an argument which makes a deductive argument invalid and an inductive argument weak. An ad hominem fallacy occurs in arguments which attempt to prove their conclusion, not by offering relevant and sufficient evidence for it, but by attacking either the character (abusive) or the circumstances (circumstantial) of the person concerned. [p1 he misled me repeatedly in the past. P2 he"s misled many people repeatedly in the past. P4 anyone who does this can"t be trusted. ] P1 he hangs out with a bad crowd. The poisoning the well fallacy appears in arguments which try to prove their conclusion, not by offering relevant and sufficient evidence for it, but by attacking the credibility of the person concerned. Pity is an emotion, either for oneself or for other sentient beings, because he/she/it finds himself/herself/itself in an unfortunate situation for which he/she/it is not responsible. [p1 my wife in the back seat is pregnant.
