PPT-Trevor Robbins “The Crucible” Fallacies: Ad Hominem/Poisoning the Well

Ad Hominem attacks a persons character rather than their reasoning In other words Person A makes claim X Person B attacks person A Therefore As claim is false Definition How can you argue your case for vegetarianism when you are enjoying your steak. Fallacies. The ten deadly fallacies. Ad . Ignorantiam. Claiming something is true. because it cannot be proved to be false. Hasty generalization. Generalizing from insufficient evidence. Post hoc ergo propter hoc. Day . 1. Crucible Vocab #2. Historical Context. Historical Quiz . Crucible Vocab #2. Pretense. Notorious. Canny. Arbitrate. Fathom. Avidly. Evade. Naught. Deference. Gibberish. Crucible Vocab #2. Pretense: false . that . Fallacy. Advanced Composition: . Critical Reasoning & Writing. If a language provides a label for a complex concept, that could make it easier to think about the concept, because the mind can handle it as a single package when juggling a set of ideas, rather than having to keep each of its components in the air separately. It can also give a concept an additional label in long-term memory, making it more easily . A QUIZ?. Either . you’re going to come with us and have a great time, or you’re going to stay home and sulk. . What . is it going to be. ?. –False . Analogy. –Begging . the Question. –Red . Logic & Argument. Appeal to the People. Argumentum ad . Populum. “I’m sure that most people have cheated on a quiz some time or another; so I shouldn’t feel too bad about doing it.” [used to defend an action]. Student samples. Red Herring. Directing attention away from the main topic towards an non relevant subject to substitute for the argument. . Example 1:you shouldn't vote for him because he doesn't like steak.. a. .k.a. Fallacy . What’s a Logical Fallacy?. What is a Fallacy?. According to Webster’s Dictionary, a fallacy is an error in reasoning or a flawed argument.. It’s an argument that does not conform to the rules of logic, but appears to be sound.. of . the Toolkit. The Professional Career and Output of Trevor . Jones Project Team. Professor David Cooper, . Dr Ian Sapiro. , Dr Laura Anderson, Sarah Hall. MaMI. IX, May/June 2014. The Professional Career and Output of Trevor Jones. of . the Toolkit. The Professional Career and Output of Trevor . Jones Project Team. Professor David Cooper, . Dr Ian Sapiro. , Dr Laura Anderson, Sarah Hall. MaMI. IX, May/June 2014. The Professional Career and Output of Trevor Jones. . by Auguste Rodin. Rationalism. in its modern sense, . rationalism. is any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification. it is a method of justifying beliefs in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and logical. Things you believe. that you can justify. that are true. Statements that you believe. that you can justify within some system of justification to the satisfaction of most people who operate within that system.. Stacie Tolliver. Sara Butler. Definition. Ad Hominem is when a persons argument attacks another persons character, personality, job, home life, etc. rather than their actual ideas or counter-argument. It is used to draw away from a persons counterargument through addressing something unrelated. Generally when this fallacy is used, the unrelated characteristic is undesirable, hence causing the other person to look bad. . Definition. Ad . hominem means . “against the man”. As the name suggests, it is a literary term that involves commenting on or against an opponent to undermine him instead of his arguments. .. http://literarydevices.net/ad-hominem/. Definition. : Many arguments rely on an analogy between two or more objects, ideas, or situations. If the two things that are being compared aren't really alike in the relevant respects, the analogy is a weak one, and the argument that relies on it commits the fallacy of weak analogy. .