PP201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Stephen Hawking, Ad Hominem, Fallacy
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Ad hominen: mea(cid:374)s (cid:862)agai(cid:374)st the pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:863) attacking the person who put forth the argument, abusive ad hominem. I do(cid:374)"t (cid:271)elie(cid:448)e justi(cid:374)"s (cid:272)lai(cid:373) that he did(cid:374)"t take the (cid:373)o(cid:374)e(cid:455). Tu quoque: mea(cid:374)s (cid:862)you too(cid:863, a(cid:272)(cid:272)usi(cid:374)g the othe(cid:396) of h(cid:455)po(cid:272)(cid:396)is(cid:455) (cid:449)he(cid:374) it is (cid:374)ot (cid:396)ele(cid:448)a(cid:374)t to the (cid:395)ualit(cid:455) of o(cid:374)e"s a(cid:396)gu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, when someone accuses another person of holding a position that contradicts his actions, e(cid:454). Like a(cid:374)(cid:455)(cid:271)od(cid:455) (cid:449)ould(cid:374)"t do the sa(cid:373)e thing if they had a chance to make big bucks. Fallacious appeal to authority: committed when someone supports a claim by appealing to an inappropriate authority, e(cid:454). Tephe(cid:374) ha(cid:449)ki(cid:374)g sa(cid:455)s (cid:396)eligio(cid:374) is o(cid:374)l(cid:455) superstition: stephen hawking is not an expert in the field of theology. Appeal to tradition: often times the pre(cid:373)ise is (cid:862)we"(cid:448)e al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s do(cid:374)e it this (cid:449)a(cid:455). (cid:863) Appeal to ignorance: committed when someone argues that since there is no evidence against a position, it is false or true, ex.
