PHIL 1000 Chapter : PHILOSOPHY 1000 FINAL
Document Summary
Philosophy- attempting to discern and remove contradictions among nonempirical, reasoned beliefs that have universal importance, with the resulting benefit of achieving a greater understanding of the world and our place in it. Fallacy- faulty reasoning that inappropriate or incorrectly draws a conclusion from evidence that does not support the conclusion argument- group of propositions at least one of which, the premise, is supports the truth of the other, the conclusion. An argument has three main parts premise(s), conclusion, and an inference. Formal falacies: affirming the consequence, denying the antecedent. Informal falacies: fallacies of relevance (ad hominem, etc. , fallacies of weak induction, fallacies of presumption, ambiguity, and grammatical analogy (false cause, equivocation, etc. ) Appeal to the people: direct vs. indirect (bandwagon, vanity, snobbery) Ad hominem (against the person, poisoning of the well, you too) Appeal to ignorance (negative proof, personal incredulity/lack of imagination fallacy)
