SSH 105 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ad Hominem, Fallacy

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 105
• Professor: Klaas Kraay

Document Summary

Premise is irrelevant to a conclusion if & only if its truth counts for nor against the conclusion, otherwise it is relevant. Arguing or assuming that a claim is true or false because of its origin. Arguing or assuming that what is true of the parts must be true of the whole. Ex: every player on the blue jays is the best in the league therefore blue. Arguing or assuming that what is true of the whole must be equally true of the parts. Example: jane is a human being therefore every cell in her body is a human being. Arguing that we should reject a claim solely because of the person who made it. Character: attack persons character instead of providing evidence for conclusion. Circumstances: points out persons circumstances instead of providing evidence for conclusion. Points out some claim is inconsistent with speaker says, instead of providing conclusion.