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Ad Hominem is not fallacious if the attack goes to the credibility of the argument. For instance, the argument may depend on its presenter's claim that he's an expert. (That is, the Ad Hominem is undermining an Argument From Authority.) Trial judges allow this category of attacks.
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Fallacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In rhetoric, a fallacy is a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning in argumentation. By accident or design, fallacies may exploit emotional triggers in the listener or interlocutor (e.g. a...
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Argument from fallacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The argument from fallacy , also known as argumentum ad logicam or fallacy fallacy , is a logical fallacy which assumes that if an argument is fallacious, its conclusion must be false. A fallaci...
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If not -- the premises are dubious, or if they do not justify the conclusion -- then our argument is fallacious. A fallacious argument is a bogus one, for it fails to do what it purports to do, namely, provide a good reason for accepting a claim.
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LaRue not saying 'bi, bi' to fallacious argument: Good As You: Gay and Lesbian Activism With a Sense of Humor. News. Politics. Commentary. Irreverence. ... You are linking attraction with with commitment, and that is where your argument takes a turn towards the whacked-out.
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This air head is so out of touch, even for a liberal, that it is mind boggling. I have already addressed the millions of acres. If any appreciable amount As for the oil man calling the shots of big oil, ... The Democrats continually say that drilling will not solve the problem (it will) but they never offer any other solution.
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