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Tell me about Fallacies of Form.
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Fallacies of Form are arguments that fail to establish their conclusions because of a weakness logical structure.
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What are five fallacies of form?
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Five fallacies of form are:
1. Circular reasoning 2. Post hoc ergo propter hoc 3. Either/or 4. Complex question 5. Apriorism |
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Tell me about the fallacy of circular reasoning.
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Circular reasoning is secretly assuming what you are trying to prove.
P is true, therefore P is true. |
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Tell me about the fallacy of Post hoc ergo propter hoc.
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Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for "after this, therefore because of this) is improperly assuming that a sequence in time implies a cause and effect. It is also called false cause.
P happened before Q, therefore P caused Q. |
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Tell me about the fallacy of Either/or.
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The fallacy of Either/or is making an argument based on a false dilemma.
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Tell me about the fallacy of a complex question.
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The fallacy of a complex question is a question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response.
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Tell me about the fallacy of Apriorism.
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The fallacy of Apriorism is the fallacy of a hasty generalization.
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What do we call a legitimate generalization?
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Induction
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Explain the technique for identifying an informal fallacy.
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The technique for identifying an informal fallacy is asking these two questions:
1. What is he trying to prove? 2. How is he trying to prove it? |
