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Fallacy

A fallacy is the use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning in the construction of an argument that may appear to be well-reasoned if unnoticed. The term was introduced in the Western intellectual tradition by the Aristotelian De Sophisticis Elenchis.

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Fallacy

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related to Further reading · 81
Fallacy → Alabama Press, Amsterdam, Argument, Automatic Press, Ballantine Books, Bart Garssen, Be Better Arguments, Bert Meuffels, Cambridge University Press, Candle, Carl, Ch, College Publications, Crash Course, Crooked Thinking, Dark, Douglas, Eemeren, Empirical Research Concerning, Errors
related to External links · 28
Fallacy → Art, Bradley, Cambridge University Press, Debate, Dowden, Downes Guide, Edward, Encyclopædia Britannica, Fallacies, Fieser, FilesChisholm, Hans, Hansen, Hugh, In Zalta, Informal, Internet Encyclopedia, ISSN, James, Logical Fallacies
related to Indian logic · 20
Fallacy → Aksapada Gautama, An, Asiddha, Badhita, BCE, CE, Fire, Here, If, Indian, Instead, It, Nyāya Sūtras, Paksadharmata, Satpratipaksa, Savyabhichara, Sound, This, Viruddha, When
related to Greek logic · 12
Fallacy → An, Aristotle, Aristotle's Sophistical Refutations, BC, Coriscus, De Sophisticis Elenchis, He, Socrates, The Greek, Therefore, These, Verbal
related to Assessment: pragmatic theory · 9
Fallacy → According, Aristotelian, Aristotle, But, Hence, It, Sophists, The, There
related to Whately's grouping · 8
Fallacy → According, Aristotle's, English, He, Material, Richard Whately, The, Whately
related to Formal fallacy · 6
Fallacy → Both, But, Even, Latin, Such, The
related to Systems of classification · 6
Fallacy → Alternatively, Compare, Fallacies, In, The, Verbal
is a · 4
Fallacy → cognitive bias where association identified in observational studies are misinterpreted as causal relationships.A naturalistic fallacy can occur, error in what the arguer is talking about, flaw in the structure of a deductive argument that renders the argument invalid, use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning in the construction of an argument that may appear to be well-reasoned if unnoticed
related to Fallacy fork · 4
Fallacy → Boudry, For, Maarten Boudry, To

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Fallacyis ause of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning in the construction of an argument that may appear to be well-reasoned if unnoticed0.90text
Fallacyis aflaw in the structure of a deductive argument that renders the argument invalid0.90text
Fallacyis aerror in what the arguer is talking about0.90text
Fallacyis acognitive bias where association identified in observational studies are misinterpreted as causal relationships.A naturalistic fallacy can occur0.90text
carelessnessinstance ofunintentionally because of human limitations0.80text
cognitive or social biasesinstance ofunintentionally because of human limitations0.80text
ignoranceinstance ofunintentionally because of human limitations0.80text
or potentially due to the limitations of languageinstance ofunintentionally because of human limitations0.80text
understanding of languageinstance ofunintentionally because of human limitations0.80text
televisioninstance ofare frequently found in mass media0.80text
newspapersinstance ofare frequently found in mass media0.80text
linguisticinstance ofThe classification of informal fallacies may be subdivided into categories0.80text

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