Irrelevant Premises

You will be able to

  • recognize fallacies of irrelevant premises (genetic fallacy, composition, division, appeal to the person, equivocation, appeal to popularity, appeal to tradition, appeal to ignorance, appeal to emotion, red herring, and straw man).
  • understand the concept of burden of proof and when it applies.

Unacceptable Premises

You will be able to

  • recognize fallacies of unacceptable premises (begging the question, false dilemma, slippery slope, hasty generalization, and faulty analogy).
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