Fallacies-1.pdf - Apeal to ignore Any time ignorance is...

  • No School
  • AA 1
  • 2

This preview shows page 1 - 2 out of 2 pages.

Apeal to ignore Any time ignorance is used as a major premise in support of an argument it’s liable to be fallacious Appeal to ignorance. If we don’t know whether they exist, then we don’t know that they exist or that they don’t exist. Hasty Generalization Hasty generalizations are general statements without sufficient evidence to support them. The means of measuring evidence can change according to the kind of claim you are making, whether it’s in philosophy, or in the sciences, or in a political debate, or in discussing
Image of page 1

Subscribe to view the full document.

Image of page 2

Unformatted text preview: house rules for using the kitchen. 1 This is a good example is because ignorance isn’t proof of anything except that one doesn’t know somethi existence of ghosts or flying saucers, that’s hardly proof that those things exist or don’t exist. This is a good example because they mainly are general claims, hence and make assumption, stereotyping overstatement, or exaggeration. In this particular case, it might be possible to find reasonable comparison 2...
View Full Document

  • Fall '19
Report

What students are saying

  • Left Quote Icon

    As a current student on this bumpy collegiate pathway, I stumbled upon Course Hero, where I can find study resources for nearly all my courses, get online help from tutors 24/7, and even share my old projects, papers, and lecture notes with other students.

    Student Picture

    Kiran Temple University Fox School of Business ‘17, Course Hero Intern

  • Left Quote Icon

    I cannot even describe how much Course Hero helped me this summer. It’s truly become something I can always rely on and help me. In the end, I was not only able to survive summer classes, but I was able to thrive thanks to Course Hero.

    Student Picture

    Dana University of Pennsylvania ‘17, Course Hero Intern

  • Left Quote Icon

    The ability to access any university’s resources through Course Hero proved invaluable in my case. I was behind on Tulane coursework and actually used UCLA’s materials to help me move forward and get everything together on time.

    Student Picture

    Jill Tulane University ‘16, Course Hero Intern

Ask Expert Tutors You can ask You can ask ( soon) You can ask (will expire )
Answers in as fast as 15 minutes