40 Arguments to avoid : short logic lessons for servant-leaders /
by Daniel. L. Espiritu.
- xi, 228 pages : illustration ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Argument that attacks the person -- "Before it, therefore, the cause of it" argument -- Argument that changes the meaning of terms -- Argument that goes in circle -- Argument that improperly uses a saying -- Argument that appeals to common opinion -- Argument that confuses cause and effect -- Argument that uses emotionally-charged, biased language -- Argument that depends on false or insufficient options -- Argument that uses flattery -- Argument that resorts to force or threat -- Argument that makes a hasty generalization -- Argument that resorts to humor -- Argument that relies on ignorance -- Argument that ignores counterevidence -- Argument made of an illegitimate contrast -- Argument that improperly emphasizes some terms or statements -- Argument that uses inappropriate authority -- Argument that equates what is with what ought -- Argument that uses a loaded question -- Argument that equates the "middle view" with the right view -- Argument that misapplies a rule or a generalization -- Argument that misleads us from the main issue -- Argument that misrepresents and then attacks -- Argument that equates the new with the good -- Argument that oversimplifies the causes of something -- Argument that concludes improperly from part to whole -- Argument that rejects something because of its past or beginning -- Argument that appeals to personal circumstances or motives -- Argument that appeals to pity -- Argument that attempts to "poison the well" -- Argument that is a rationalization -- "This will slide to an unfortunate situation" argument -- Argument that appeals to tradition -- Argument that makes a useless distinction -- Argument that concludes improperly from whole to part -- Argument that draws the wrong conclusion -- "You do it too" argument
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= Forty arguments to avoid
Debates and debating. Reasoning. Fallacies (Logic).