A variant of the fallacy argument from repetition (ad nauseam). Instead of repeating the claim, something irrelevant, often personal is repeatedly said. This fallacy is usually not considered as a seperate from the argument from repetition. However, it’s often introduction in modern society makes it deserving of a distinct treatment. Called nagging because the behaviour…
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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…