Argumentum ad lapidem (Latin: "to the
stone") is a logical fallacy
that consists in dismissing a statement as absurd without giving proof of its
absurdity.[1] The form of argument employed by such
dismissals is the argumentum ad lapidem, or appeal to the stone.[2][3]
Ad lapidem statements are fallacious because they fail to address the
merits of the claim in dispute. Ad hominem arguments, which dispute the merits of
a claim's advocate rather than the merits of the claim itself, are fallacious
for the same reason. The same applies to proof by assertion,
where an unproved or disproved claim is asserted as true on no ground other
than that of its truth having been asserted.....see more....
Example:
Speaker A: Infectious diseases are caused by microbes.
Speaker B: What a ridiculous idea!
Speaker A: How so?
Speaker B: It's obviously ridiculous.
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Formal Fallacies -
A formal fallacy is an error in logic that can be seen in the argument's form.[1]
All formal fallacies are specific types of non sequiturs.
Informal Fallacies are Informal fallacies – arguments that are fallacious for reasons other than structural (formal) flaws and usually require examination of the argument's content.[12]
Informal Fallacies are Informal fallacies – arguments that are fallacious for reasons other than structural (formal) flaws and usually require examination of the argument's content.[12]
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