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Chinese Studies on Informal Logic and Critical Thinking
Asian Studies, 2022 This article traces the developmental trajectory of informal logic and critical thinking in mainland China. It surveys the current developmental situation relating to their curricula, the establishment of teaching material, translations of leading works
Hongzhi Wu
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Classification of Fallacies of Relevance
Informal Logic, 2004 Fallacies of relevance, a major category of informal fallacies, include two that could be called pure fallacies of relevance-the wrong conclusion (ignoratio elenchi, wrong conclusion, missing the point) fallacy and the red herring digression, diversion ...
Douglas Walton
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Between fallacy and feasibility? Dealing with the risk of ecological fallacies in the quantitative study of protest mobilization and conflict [PDF]
, 2019 In recent years, the quantitative study of conflict has increasingly focused on small-scale and/or localized conflicts in the developing world. In this paper, we analyze and critically reflect upon a major methodological shortcoming of many studies in ...
Demarest, Leila +2 more
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Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 1994 The aim of this paper is to extend the critique which informal logic employs against fallacious reasoning to a critique of ideological argumentation.
Pieter van Veuren
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Emerging infectious diseases: coping with uncertainty [PDF]
, 2009 The world’s scientific community must be in a state of constant readiness to address the threat posed by newly emerging infectious diseases. Whether the disease in question is SARS in humans or BSE in animals, scientists must be able to put into action ...
Cummings, L
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A quantum theoretical explanation for probability judgment errors [PDF]
, 2011 A quantum probability model is introduced and used to explain human probability judgment errors including the conjunction, disjunction, inverse, and conditional fallacies, as well as unpacking effects and partitioning effects.
Busemeyer, J. R. +4 more
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Multiple perspectives on the concept of conditional probability
Avances de Investigación en Educación Matemática, 2012 Conditional probability is a key to the subjectivist theory of probability; however, it plays a subsidiary role in the usual conception of probability where its counterpart, namely independence is of basic importance.
Manfred Borovcnik
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Argument Content and Argument Source: An Exploration
Informal Logic, 2009 Argumentation is pervasive in everyday life. Understanding what makes a strong argument is therefore of both theoretical and practical interest. One factor that seems intuitively important to the strength of an argument is the reliability of the source ...
Ulrike Hahn +2 more
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Informal Logic, 2023 This paper provides methodological tools and considers the reasons why it is difficult to address the controversial question, “Are fallacies frequent?” After preliminary remarks on the need to clarify the meaning of both ‘fallacy’ and ‘frequency,’ this ...
Michel Dufour
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Argotario: Computational Argumentation Meets Serious Games
, 2017 An important skill in critical thinking and argumentation is the ability to spot and recognize fallacies. Fallacious arguments, omnipresent in argumentative discourse, can be deceptive, manipulative, or simply leading to `wrong moves' in a discussion ...
Gurevych, Iryna +5 more
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