PHIL 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3.4-4.2: Ad Hominem, Categorical Proposition, Deodorant
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3. 4: fallacies of presumption, ambiguity, and illicit transference. Fallacies of presumption: include begging the question, complex question, false dichotomy, and suppressed evidence; they provide insufficient reason for believing the conclusion. Fallacies of ambiguity: include equivocation and amphiboly; arise from the occurrence of some form of ambiguity in either the premises or the conclusion. Fallacies of illicit transference: include composition and division; arguments that commit these fallacies involve the incorrect transference of an attribute from the parts of something onto the whole or from parts of the whole: begging the question. Is committed whenever the arguer creates the illusion that inadequate premises provide adequate support for the conclusion. This being the case, it follows that abortion is morally wrong. It"s obvious that the poor in this country should be given handouts from the government. After all, these people earn less than the average citizen. The world in which we live displays an amazing degree of organization.
