Damer — may refer to: Anne Seymour Damer, née Conway, (1748–1828), an English sculptor Damer Leslie Allen, an Irish born early twentieth century aviator George Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester PC, PC (Ire) (1746–1808), a British politician), styled Viscount … Wikipedia
Edward Gibbon — (* 27. Apriljul./ 8. Mai 1737greg. in Putney bei London; † 16. Januar 1794 in London) war einer der bedeutendsten britischen Historiker in der Zeit der Aufklärung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Attacking Faulty Reasoning — is a textbook on logical fallacies by T. Edward Damer that has been used for many years in a number of college courses on logic, critical thinking, argumentation, and philosophy. It explains 60 of the most commonly committed logical fallacies.… … Wikipedia
Fallacy — In logic and rhetoric, a fallacy is usually incorrect argumentation in reasoning resulting in a misconception or presumption. By accident or design, fallacies may exploit emotional triggers in the listener or interlocutor (appeal to emotion), or… … Wikipedia
Genetic fallacy — The genetic fallacy is a fallacy of irrelevance where a conclusion is suggested based solely on something or someone s origin rather than its current meaning or context. This overlooks any difference to be found in the present situation,… … Wikipedia
Post hoc ergo propter hoc — Post hoc redirects here. For the analytical technique, see Post hoc analysis. For the West Wing episode, see Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (The West Wing). Post hoc ergo propter hoc, Latin for after this, therefore because of this, is a logical… … Wikipedia
List of logicians — A logician is a person, such as a philosopher or mathematician, whose topic of scholarly study is logic. The famous logicians are listed below in English alphabetical transliteration order (by surname).compactTOC NOTOC A * Nate Ackerman (USA,… … Wikipedia
Formal fallacy — In philosophy, a formal fallacy or a logical fallacy is a pattern of reasoning which is always wrong. This is due to a flaw in the structure of the argument which renders the argument invalid. A formal fallacy is contrasted with an informal… … Wikipedia
Argument — This article is about the subject as it is studied in logic and philosophy. For other uses, see Argument (disambiguation). In philosophy and logic, an argument is an attempt to persuade someone of something, by giving reasons or evidence for… … Wikipedia
List of fallacies — For specific popular misconceptions, see List of common misconceptions. A fallacy is incorrect argumentation in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity, or more generally, a lack of soundness. Contents 1 Formal fallacies 1.1… … Wikipedia
