by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 14, 2012 | for Mind, Logical Fallacy Examples
Logical Fallacy>Informal Fallacy>Red Herring>Argumentum Ad Hominem Argumentum Ad Hominem literally translates as “argument to the man” or “argument against the man.” Rather than attacking the argument itself, the personal making...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 8, 2012 | for Mind, Logical Fallacy Examples
False Causes>Relative Privation Relative privation is an argument that tries to make a situation, position, or phenomenon look better or worse by comparing it to an extreme. Other Names for Relative Privation It Could Be Worse/It Could Be Better Better Than/Worse...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 29, 2011 | for Good, for Mind
Buzzword of the day: discrimination. It’s a word so emotionally and politically charged, that we can’t seem to take a breath and insert logic on the subject. And everyone knows that discriminating against people is wrong. Discrimination is terrible!...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 22, 2011 | for Mind, Logical Fallacy Examples
Logical Fallacy > Informal Fallacy > Ignoratio Elenchi > Argumentum Ad Populum Argumentum ad populum (appeal to the people, appeal to popularity) is an argument which concludes that a position must be true because many people believe it is true. Other Names...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 21, 2011 | for Mind, Logical Fallacy Examples
Have you ever heard someone trying to prove a point—possibly in a political, scientific, or moral argument—that just seemed wrong, but you couldn’t explain why? Have you heard or read positions that your gut said didn’t make sense, but you couldn’t...
