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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

The Art of Arguing

Argumentation = Arguing with pure logic !

No heated or emotional exchanges
Just arguing with pure logic

Argument Fallacies

Fallacies are statements that are logically false, But which often appear to be true.

Ambiguity Fallacies: Multiple meanings, at least one of which is not true.
Analogy Fallacies: Overdoing matching across domains.
Appeal Fallacies: Pleading rather than persuading.
Aristotle's 13 Fallacies: The original set from the Athenian master.
Assertive Fallacies: Asserting truth rather than proving it.
Assumptive Fallacies: Acting as if something is true.
Attack Fallacies: Persuading by aggression rather than truth.
Causal Fallacies: Where cause and effect are not properly proven.
Deductive Fallacies: Incorrectly going from general rules to specifics.
Distraction Fallacies: Moving attention away from the real argument.
Falsehood Fallacies: Using something that is simply wrong.
Inductive Fallacies: Incorrectly going from specifics to general rules.
Linguistic Fallacies: Unclear and distorted use of language.
Non-sequitur Fallacies: Where one thing is assumed to follow another.
Relevance Fallacies: Using irrelevant points to support an argument.
Syllogistic Fallacies: Errors of formal logic in this specific form.
Threat Fallacies: Scaring the other person rather than persuading.

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