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* The [[:Category:Logical Fallacies|Logical Fallacies]] category has a list of logical fallacies | * The [[:Category:Logical Fallacies|Logical Fallacies]] category has a list of logical fallacies | ||
* Logical fallacies are often used for [[rhetorical deception]] | * Logical fallacies are often used for [[rhetorical deception]] | ||
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* Wikipedia has an [[WikiPedia:Logical fallacy|article]] containing a long list of common logical fallacies, most with articles of their own, as well as a [[WikiPedia:Category:Logical_fallacies|category]]. | * Wikipedia has an [[WikiPedia:Logical fallacy|article]] containing a long list of common logical fallacies, most with articles of their own, as well as a [[WikiPedia:Category:Logical_fallacies|category]]. | ||
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* [http://www.logicalfallacies.info/fallacyofcomposition.html Logical Fallacies .info]: an encyclopedia of errors of [[reasoning]] | * [http://www.logicalfallacies.info/fallacyofcomposition.html Logical Fallacies .info]: an encyclopedia of errors of [[reasoning]] | ||
* [http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/ Fallacies] list at The Nizkor Project | * [http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/ Fallacies] list at The Nizkor Project | ||
* [http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html A List Of Fallacious Arguments] | * [http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html A List Of Fallacious Arguments] | ||
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| + | * '''2007-04-27''' [http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/04/the_fallacy_fal.html The Fallacy Fallacy] warns against the idea that an argument is invalid just because it follows the form of a logical fallacy. The article does not, however, give any examples of valid arguments presented in a fallacious form. That said, it would seem true that most logical fallacies have valid arguments at their core, but that they have been somehow misapplied to a new context; it is worth cataloging these errors, as they are both frequent and hard to spot (possibly because they play on [[human nature|flaws in our lower-level reasoning systems]]). | ||
Revision as of 23:21, 29 April 2007
A Logical fallacy is a seemingly logical or rational argument which violates the rules of logic. Logical Fallacy is a technique often used in rhetorical discourse to persuade others without sound reasoning, i.e. Rhetorical Deception.
Related Articles
- The Logical Fallacies category has a list of logical fallacies
- Logical fallacies are often used for rhetorical deception
Links
Reference
- Wikipedia has an article containing a long list of common logical fallacies, most with articles of their own, as well as a category.
- Logical Fallacies .info: an encyclopedia of errors of reasoning
- Fallacies list at The Nizkor Project
- A List Of Fallacious Arguments
Opinion
- 2007-04-27 The Fallacy Fallacy warns against the idea that an argument is invalid just because it follows the form of a logical fallacy. The article does not, however, give any examples of valid arguments presented in a fallacious form. That said, it would seem true that most logical fallacies have valid arguments at their core, but that they have been somehow misapplied to a new context; it is worth cataloging these errors, as they are both frequent and hard to spot (possibly because they play on flaws in our lower-level reasoning systems).