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Fallacies - Coggle Diagram
Fallacies
main characteristics
the premises of an argument fail to
support its conclusion
error in reasoning
Pattern of mistake
Formal
Informal
Relevance
Main characteristic
The premises of the argument
are simply not relevant to the conclusion.
Subtypes
The appel to the populance
Instead of evidence and good arguments, the speaker relies on expressive language
Informal
When the passions of the speaker are used to
convince his listeners that some beliefs are true
“bandwagon fallacy”
because others do it, I will do it too
A conclusion defended with premises that are directed mainly at emotions