Results 11 to 20 of about 24,960 (263)
Languages, 2022 The fallacy of ignoring qualifications, or secundum quid et simpliciter, is a deceptive strategy that is pervasive in argumentative dialogues, discourses, and discussions.
Fabrizio Macagno
doaj +1 more source
Informal Logic, 2000 This paper argues for the importance of the distinction between internal and external negation over expressions for belief. The common fallacy is to confuse statement like (1) and (2): (1) John believes that the school is not closed on Tuesday; (2) John ...
Jonathan E. Adler, J. Anthony Blair
doaj +1 more source
Un lieu pour les figures dans la théorie de l’argumentation
Argumentation et Analyse du Discours, 2009 This paper deals with the treatment of figures of speech in Perelman’s and Olbrechts-Tyteca’s Treatise on Argumentation (TA), and, more broadly, with the place of figures in argumentation theory.
Christian Plantin
doaj +1 more source
Far-right discourse as legitimacy? Analysing political rhetoric on the “migration issue” in Greece
Studies in Communication Sciences, 2021 This article advances research on the normalisation of far-right rhetoric on the “migration issue” by analysing statements from the current Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and the ruling political party New Democracy political figures.
Salomi Boukala
doaj +1 more source
Lightening up on the Ad Hominem
Informal Logic, 2008 In all three of its manifestations, —abusive, circumstantial and tu quoque—the role of the ad hominem is to raise a doubt about the opposite party’s casemaking bona-fides.Provided that it is both presumptive and provisional, drawing such a conclusion is ...
John Woods
doaj +1 more source
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2007 A response is given to the claim by Claxton and Culyer, who stated that the policies of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) do not evaluate patients rather than treatments. The argument is made that the use of values such as quality of life and life-years is ethically dubious when used to choose which patients ought to ...
Quigley, Muireann, Harris, John
openaire +3 more sources
Denying the Antecedent as a Legitimate Argumentative Strategy: A Dialectical Model
Informal Logic, 2004 The standard account of denying the antecedent (DA) is that it is a deductively invalid form of argument, and that, in a conditional argument, to argue from the falsity of the antecedent to the falsity of the consequent is always fallacious.
David Godden
doaj +1 more source
Informal Logic, 2000 In this paper I identify a fallacy. The fallacy is worth noting for practical and theoretical reasons. First, the rampant occurrences ofthis fallacy-especially at moments calling for careful thought-indicate that it is more pernicious to clear thinking ...
Herman E. Stark
doaj +1 more source
Pamukkale Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, 2022 Sunk cost fallacy is a behavioral decision-making concept that leads to biased decisions and sub-optimal outcomes. Although academics have shown some interest in this phenomenon, only a few studies investigate the presence of sunk cost fallacy in ...
Selçuk Özaydın
doaj +1 more source
Fallacies in English Department Students’ Claims: A Rhetorical Analysis of Critical Thinking
Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora, 2015 : This study focuses on the fallacies found in English department students’ claims of fact, value and policy. It employs qualitative design as the object is the real reflection of critical thinking in the form of writing to understand the fallacies ...
Rohmani Nur Indah, Agung Wiranata Kusuma
doaj +1 more source