Preface |
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Introduction |
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What Is an Informal Logical Fallacy? |
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The Importance of Studying Informal Logical Fallacies |
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What Is an Argument? |
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Characteristics of Critical Thinking |
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1.2 Fallacy of Composition |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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1.9 Fallacy of Definition |
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11 | (1) |
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2.3 Argumentum Ad Ignorantiam |
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2.4 Shifting the Burden of Proof |
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15 | (1) |
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2.7 Fallacy of Psychologism |
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2.8 Perfectionist Fallacy |
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18 | (1) |
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2.9 Fallacy of the Unknowable Fact |
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20 | (3) |
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3.1 Argumentum Ad Hominem, Abusive |
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3.2 Argumentum Ad Hominem, Circumstantial |
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3.3 Argumentum Ad Hominem, Postmortem |
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3.4 Argumentum Ad Verecundiam |
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3.5 Argumentum Ad Baculum |
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3.6 Appeal to Common Knowledge |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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3.8 Argumentum Ad Populum |
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31 | (1) |
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3.11 Two Wrongs Make a Right |
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33 | (3) |
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36 | (1) |
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3.14 Argumentum Ad Crumenam |
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3.15 Argumentum Ad Misericordiam |
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4 Fallacies with Built-in Assumptions |
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4.3 Appeal to Human Nature |
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42 | (1) |
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4.6 Appeal to Anecdotal Evidence |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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4.9 Fallacy of Efficiency |
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4.10 The Exception Disproves the Rule |
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4.11 Subjectivist Fallacy |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (8) |
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5.1 Fallacy of the False Cause |
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5.2 Fallacy of the Single Cause |
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52 | (1) |
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5.3 Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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5.6 Appeal to Consequences |
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6 Some Non-Western Fallacies |
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6.1 Quibble over Metaphor |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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6.3 Fallacy of Contradiction |
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60 | (1) |
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6.4 Fallacy of the Unproved |
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61 | (1) |
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63 | (2) |
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7 Valid and Invalid Argument Forms |
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67 | (1) |
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7.3 Disjunctive Syllogism |
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7.4 Hypothetical Syllogism |
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7.6 Fallacy of Denying the Antecedent |
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7.7 Fallacy of Affirming the Consequent |
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80 | (2) |
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Answer Key: Parts Two Through Six |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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Appendix II Aristotle on the Law of Non-Contradiction |
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91 | (6) |
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Appendix III Bertrand Russell on Truth and Falsehood |
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Glossary of Logic and Critical Thinking Terms |
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Recommended Reading |
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109 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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About the Author |
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