PHILO RECIT Flashcards
Philosophical discipline which deals with questions of what enables interpretation and understanding
Hermeneutics
Hermeneutical reflection which is in the service of skillful understanding and explication—and convincing and persuading
Philosophical Hermeneutics
Rules of Biblical Hermeneutics
Literal
Historical
Grammatical
Contextual
Each word is given the same exact basic meaning it would have in normal, ordinary, customary usage, whether employed in writing, speaking, or thinking
Literal
Each passage is put into its proper historical setting and surrounded with the thoughts, attitudes, and feelings prevalent at the time of writing
Historical
Words are given meanings consistent with their common understanding in the original language at the time of writing
Grammatical
Always taking the surrounding context of a verse/passage into consideration when trying to determine its meaning
Being open to the cultural, religious, or historical setting of the events described in the text
Contextual
Common flaws in reasoning that weaken or invalidate your argument’s logic
Logical Fallacies
Can be invalid arguments or irrelevant points
Logical Fallacies
Frequently discovered due to the absence of evidence to support the assertion
Logical Fallacies
2 Main Types of Logical Fallacies
Formal Fallacies
Informal Fallacies
Flaws in their structure
Formal Fallacies
Flaws in their content
Informal Fallacies
Common Logical Fallacies
Fallacy of Equivocation
Fallacy of Composition
Fallacy of Division
Argument from Ignorance
Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
Appeal to Pity
Appeal to Popular Will
Appeal to Force
False Cause
Begging the Question
Hasty Generalization
Ad Hominem
“To call by the same name”
One uses the same term in a different situation with different meaning
Fallacy of Equivocation
Something must be true of the whole because it is true of some parts of the whole
Fallacy of Composition
Something that is true for the whole is also true for the parts of the whole
Fallacy of Division
Your conclusion must be true because there is no evidence against it
Wrongly shifts the burden of proof away from the one making the claim
Argument from Ignorance
A statement is true because an authority says it is, without any other supporting evidence
Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
cause the acceptance of a conclusion
Attempt to distract from the truth of the conclusion by the use of -emotion
Appeal to Pity
One appeals to general, common, popular, or stereotypical prejudices or beliefs to cause the acceptance of some conclusion
Appeal to Popular Will
Appeal to Popular Will A.K.A ?
Bandwagon Effect
A person uses threat or force to advance an argument
Appeal to Force
Appeal to Force A.K.A ?
Ad Baculum