Classical

• Ἀριστοτέλης
• February 17, 2017
• • Fallacies,
  • Informal fallacies

argumentum ad temperantiam ≍ “argument from moderation” fallacy

What is “moderate” is not necessarily always better or preferable to any more “extreme” alternative...

• B.F. Griffith
• February 17, 2017
• • Fallacies,
  • Premises

circulus in demonstrando ≍ “circular reasoning”

circular reasoning...

• B.F. Griffith
• February 17, 2017
• • Fallacies,
  • Premises

petitio principii ≍ “begging the question”

begging the question...

• B.F. Griffith
• February 17, 2017
• • Fallacies,
  • Premises

plurium interrogationum ≍ “fallacy of many questions”

fallacy of too many questions ## “whataboutism”...