PHIL-1003 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Ad Hominem, Hasty Generalization, Fallacy
9 Feb 2017
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Formal fallacy: a logical error hat occurs in the form or structure of an argument; it is restricted to deductive arguments. Informal fallacy: a mistake in reasoning that occurs in ordinary language and is different from an error in the form or structure of arguments. An attack on alleged character flaws of a person instead of the person"s argument. When someone"s argument is rejected based on the circumstances of the person"s life. When a person is attacked before she has a chance to present her case. The specific attempt of one person to avoid the issue at hand by claiming the other: ad hominem abusive, ad hominem circumstantial, poisoning the well, tu quoque person is a hypocrite. When an argument manipulates a psychological need or desire so a reader or listener. A threat of harmful consequence (physical or otherwise) used to force acceptance of a: rigid generalization, hasty generalization, composition, division, biased sample.
