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Pseudo-reasoning

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Pseudo-reasoning

Chapter 7
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Fallacies: mistake in reasoning, when reasoning fails to justify acceptance of a claim.

A fallacious argument can have true premises, and an argument with false premises is not necessarily a fallacious argument.

A fallacious argument can have true premises

Affirming the Consequent

Denying the Antecedent

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Is-Ought

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Base Rate Fallacy

Bandwagon
(majority belief)

Appeal to Popularity

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