Chapter 6 Flashcards
What’s the difference between Straw man Fallacy and Red Herring.
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Positive Relevance
a statement is positively relevant to the truth of another statement IF it would provide evidence to support the truth of the other statement.
Negative Relevance
a statement is negatively relevant to the truth of another statement IF it would provide the truth to be FALSE of that statement.
- if the first statement were true, it would count in favor of the second statement being false.
Irrelevance
the statement is irrelevant if the statement don’t count in favor of the truth of the other statement. It is neither positive or negatively relevant.
Internal Relevance
The relevance of the premise contained in an argument to the conclusion of the argument.
Contextual Relevance
The relevance of the argument to the context in which it is presented. addresses main topic which is being debated.
Relevance and the ARG condition
(R) condition.
if irrelevant or negatively relevant = not cogent.
reconstructed argument
argument is made more orderly or logical by adding an extra premise.
original argument has fallacy of relevance.
new argument is usually still considered unacceptable.
Red Herring fallacy
a premise (remark) that is irrelevant to the conclusion. tends to distract people and lead them away from the main topic.
Another name for Red Herring Fallacy
non sequiturs.
Fallacious of relevance
are mistakes in argument involving irrelevance of one or more premise to the conclusion.
Straw man fallacy
a person misrepresents an argument by restating it with slightly different words. This new claim is easier to to refute, you then attack this new claim and present yourself as refuting the original claim.
Fallacy of Internal Relevance
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Fallacy of reasoning
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The Ad Hominem Fallacy
when the argument attacks certain characteristic qualities of a person. It’s irrelevant.
