The fallacy of the question-begging epithet is committed when an arguer tries to evoke an emotional response that is meant to persuade others of a point that is logically questionable.
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In this post, I will discuss the Fallacy of Begging the Question. Begging the Question introduces irrelevancy into the argument because it does not introduce any new information. Begging the Question merely reasserts the existing position (suppositions/assumptions) of the debater.
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Posted by Hallee on Apr 8, 2010 in
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homeschooling In this post, I will discuss the Fallacy of the Weak Analogy, sometimes called the Fallacy of the Questionable Analogy and sometimes mistakenly called a False Analogy.
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Posted by Hallee on Feb 11, 2010 in
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homeschooling,
Parenting In this post, I will discuss the Naturalistic Fallacy.
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