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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Logical Fallacy of the Day!

Argument from repetition (argumentum ad nauseam) – signifies that it has been discussed extensively until nobody cares to discuss it anymore.[17][18]   Ad nauseam is a Latin term for a discussion that has continued so long that it has continued "to [the point of] nausea".[1][2] For example, the sentence "This topic has been discussed ad nauseam" signifies that the topic in question has been discussed extensively, and that those involved in the discussion have grown tired of it.

Taxonomy of Logical Fallacies

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]


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