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Logical Fallacies

How do we define a fallacy? A logical fallacy is an argument that contains a mistake in reasoning. There are many types of fallacies that fall under two main groups: fallacies of relevance or fallacies of insufficient evidence. A fallacy of relevance occurs because the premises are logically irrelevant to the conclusion. A fallacy of insufficient evidence occurs because the premises, although logically relevant, fails to support the conclusion. I have chosen to touch on 3 fallacies of relevance and 2 fallacies of insufficient evidence. (Critical Thinking – A Students Introduction, 140)
Fallacies of Relevance
Ad Hominem or Attacking the Person
This type of fallacy is the most familiar of all of the fallacies, also being the most used. With this type of fallacy we tend to attack the person instead of their argument. We could care less about how relevant the information is. It is all about being negative about he person himself. There are 2 sub fallacies that fall......


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