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FALLACIES (FALLACIES OF RELEVANCE (FALLACY OF COMPOSITION (arguing that…
FALLACIES
FALLACIES OF RELEVANCE
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EQUIVOCATION
a key word is used in two/ more senses in the same argument and the apparent success of the argument depends on the shift in meaning *
THE STRAWMAN FALLACY
distorting/ caricaturing an opponent's argument/ views, attacking the weakened version of it> real argument
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THE RED HERRING FALLACY
sidetracking audience by raising an irrelevant issue & then claim that the original issue has effectively been settled by the irrelevant diversion
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FORMAL FALLACIES
AFFIRMING THE CONSEQUENT
✓ p1 ( if there's intruder, dog will bark) p 2( dog hasn't barked)⇒ c ( no intruder)
X p 1 ( same) p2( dog barked) ⇒ C (intruder)
Why? p1 doesn't say dog will bark if and only if there's an intruder
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