Philosophy Logic

Fallacies

Argument from ignorance

This logical fallacy is commited wwhen a propositon is declared to be true simply because it has not been proven false

appeal to inappropriate authority

this logical fallacy is committed when in making up ones mind on a complex situation an appeal is made to an inappropriate authority on the subject

Argument against the man

person making the argument is attacked instead of the argument itself

Begging the question

this logical fallacy is committed when a person amuses the truth of what he is attempting to prove and very often the truth of the conclusion is assumed by the premisses

appeal to emotion

this logical fallacy is committed when instead of presenting evidence and rational argument to support a clam a person resorts to the peoples approval of the claim as evidence for truth

appeal to pity

this logical fallacy is committed when a peron resorts to the sentiment of pity to suppoort a claim instead of providing more suitable evidence

appeal to force

this logical fallacy is committed when a person resorts to force or the threat of force instead of trying to support a cclaim by rational means

irrelavant conclusion

committed when the actual conclusion which is proved in an argument is not the intended conclusion