Courtier’s reply is a response to an argument by rejecting the authority of the person that makes the argument. The opponent’s experience, knowledge, and relevance in the field is denied by the person that commits this fallacy. Most often it occurs when one is criticized and without a proper defense, the courtier’s reply is used….
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Affirmative Conclusion From A Negative Premise (Illicit Major)
The fallacy of reaching an affirmative conclusion from a negative premise is a part of formal logic. That is, the problem with the fallacy is with how the argument is structured and not its content. How this fallacy occurs is explained by its name. Nonetheless, in order to understand it better we have to call…
Appeal To Flattery
An appeal to flattery is a fallacious argument that uses compliments (flattery) to win over the audience. A red herring variant that disregards proof and shifts the argument with irrelevant statements. This fallacy doesn’t occur when someone states something to be true or trying to prove something. It occurs when the speaker wants to convince…
Appeal To False Authority
When we reach a point in an argument where we have no expertise, we call upon an authority. If that authority isn’t really an authority, the argument becomes fallacious. This fallacy is called appeal to authority or argumentum ad verecundiam. What does “authority that isn’t really an authority mean? Well, look at it this way….
Chronological Snobbery
As a form of appeal to novelty, chronological snobbery considers modern ideas superior to those from earlier ages. This fallacy specifically targets ideas from art, culture, science, philosophy. Example 1: “Traditional art is nothing compared to modern art. The techniques and rules of the past are forgotten, that’s why modern art is superior.” The speaker…
Weak Analogy Fallacy
A weak analogy fallacy is a part of informal logic. The fallacy can be found in the content of the argument. As the name suggests, it occurs when comparing two similar things. More so, when drawing a conclusion from a comparison of objects that share a similarity. The logical form of a weak analogy fallacy…