Making an argument that states something to be true because a group of people or the majority believe it to be true, is a fallacy called appeal to belief. It’s also known as argumentum ad populum, appeal to the people, and appeal to the majority. Logic form: A group of people/ many people believe X…
Month: January 2020
Appeal to Belief
Appeal to Authority
Amphiboly
Amphiboly comes from the Greek word amphybolía, meaning ambiguity. In essence, this fallacy hinges on the meaning of a sentence being open to multiple ways of interpretation. Often, this even has a humoristic effect and it is therefore seldomly used as a serious attempt to win an argument by use of this fallacy. While the…
Anger
Alleged Certainty
Affirming The Consequent
Affirming A Disjunct
In propositional logic, when two propositions are connected with “or”, a disjunctive syllogism is formed. When we don’t use this syllogism carefully, we fall prey to the affirming a disjunct fallacy. Fallacy example 1: “Tom either likes blondes or brunettes” Possible conclusion: If Tom likes blondes, he doesn’t like brunettes. Fallacy example 2: “You either…