WEEK 8: FALLACY

BAD ARGUMENT 

·         Ad hominem (attack):

ü  Ad hominem abusive

ü  Ad hominem circumstantial

ü  Tu Quo Que

·         Ad populum fallacies:

ü  Appeal to fear

ü  Appeal to pity

ü  Appeal to shame

ü  Appeal to vanity

ü  Appeal to authority (celebrity)

ü  Appeal to ignorance

ü  Appeal to spite

ü Appeal to common belief

ü Appeal to practice

ü Appeal to tradition

·         Petito Principii (avoiding argument)

ü  Begging the question

ü  Cicular argument

ü  Red – herring fallacy