SSH 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Begging, False Dilemma, Genetic Fallacy
26 Mar 2016
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Fallacies: an argument form that is both common and defecive; a recurring mistake in reasoning. Ex: selena"s argument regarding aboriginal rights can"t be right because she"s of. European descent: appeal to the person (ad hominem): the fallacy of rejecing a claim by criicizing the person who makes it rather than the claim itself (atack on the person) Ex: x"s claims, ideas, or theories should be rejected because x is a fool, moron, or scum of the earth. Ex: edgar asserts that global warming is real, but he"s a member of a poliical party that is oicially skepical about climate change. So he can"t believe in global warming; he"s got to deny it. Ex: ellen claims that x, but ellen doesn"t pracice/live by/condone. X herself so x is false: composiion: the fallacy of arguing that what is true of the parts must be true of the whole.
