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| − | A [[ | + | [[category:rhetorical deceptions]]A [[logical fallacy]] is a seemingly logical or [[rational]] argument which violates the rules of [[logic]]. Logical fallacy is a technique often used (perhaps unwittingly) in [[rhetoric]]al discourse to persuade others without sound reasoning, i.e. [[rhetorical deception]]. |
==Related Articles== | ==Related Articles== | ||
| − | * The [[:Category: | + | * 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]] | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
| − | * Wikipedia has an [[ | + | * 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]]. |
* [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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| + | * '''2007-08-15''' [http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/one-argument--1.html One Argument Against An Army]: this may illustrate a form of logical fallacy | ||
* '''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]]). | * '''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 01:36, 29 August 2007
Overview
A logical fallacy is a seemingly logical or rational argument which violates the rules of logic. Logical fallacy is a technique often used (perhaps unwittingly) 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
Articles
- 2007-08-15 One Argument Against An Army: this may illustrate a form of logical fallacy
- 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).