MODR 1770 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ad Hominem, Fallacy, Daniel Craig
14 Dec 2015
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Personal attack fallacies: abusive ad hominem: attacking the person with derogatory terms instead of evaluating the thesis of said person. When one diverts from the conclusion and attacks the person"s character. Use abusive labels attached to someone"s character: circumstantial ad hominem: divert attention away from the argument by suggesting that the views being advanced merely serve the advocate"s own interests. Substantive argument: tu quoque: you too fallacy . Accuse someone of being inconsistent with their thesis. Presenting evidence that a person"s actions are not consistent with that for which he is arguing. Attempting to show that an opponent does not act in accord with his or her thesis failed to follow his own advice. Focus on hypocrisy rather than argument: poisoning the well: rejecting a criticism or argument presented by another person because of that person"s special circumstances or improper motives. Outright dismissal of someone"s argument based on their circumstance.
