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1 online resource (82 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Linguistic Fallacies; 1.1 Fallacy of division; 1.2 Fallacy of composition; 1.3 Vagueness; 1.4 Equivocation; 1.5 Weak analogy; 1.6 Pseudo-Profundity; Chapter Two: Fallacies of Omission; 2.1 Bifurcation; 2.2 False dilemma; 2.3 Argumentum ad ignorantiam; 2.4 Shifting the burden of proof; 2.5 Straw argument; 2.6 Reductionism; 2.7 Perfectionist fallacy; 2.8 Fallacy of the unknowable fact; 2.9 Willed ignorance; Chapter Three: Fallacies of Intrusion; 3.1 Argumentum ad hominem, abusive |
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3.2 Argumentum ad hominem, circumstantial3.3 Argumentum ad hominem, post mortem; 3.4 Argumentum ad verecundiam; 3.5 Argumentum ad baculum; 3.6 Appeal to common knowledge; 3.7 Genetic fallacy; 3.8 Argumentum ad populum; 3.9 Appeal to tradition; 3.10 Tu Quoque; 3.11 Two wrongs make a right; 3.12 Red herring; 3.13 Argumentum ad crumenam; 3.14 Argumentum ad misericordiam; Chapter Four: Fallacies with Built-In Assumptions; 4.1 Petitio principii; 4.2 Complex question; 4.3 Appeal to human nature; 4.4 Is-Ought fallacy; 4.5 Projection; 4.6 Narcissist fallacy; 4.7 Anthropomorphism |
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4.8 Subjectivist fallacyChapter Five: Causal Fallacies; 5.1 Fallacy of the false cause; 5.2 Fallacy of the single cause; 5.3 Post hoc ergo propter hoc; 5.4 Slippery slope; 5.5 Gambler's fallacy; 5.6 Appeal to consequences; Appendix 1: Five Argument Forms; Appendix II: Exercises; Appendix III: Characteristics of Critical Thinking; Glossary; Recommended Reading; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
This is a systematic and concise introduction to more than forty fallacies, from anthropomorphism and argumentum ad baculum, to reductionism and the slippery slope argument. With helpful definitions, relevant examples, and thought-provoking exercises, the author guides the reader through the realms of fallacious reasoning and deceptive rhetoric |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-68) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fallacies (Logic)
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PHILOSOPHY -- Logic.
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Fallacies (Logic)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780761854340 |
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0761854347 |
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