Critical Thinking: Fallacies from Relevance IX

Posted by Hallee on Mar 9, 2010 in Critical Thinking, homeschooling, Parenting

In this post, I will discuss the Genetic Fallacy and the Gambler’s Fallacy.

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Critical Thinking: Fallacies from Relevance III

Posted by Hallee on Jan 12, 2010 in Critical Thinking, homeschooling

A fallacy from relevance occurs when the response to an argument is not relevant to the argument. They ignore the point and attempt to derail the argument by bringing irrelevancies into the debate. In this post, I will discuss the faulty appeal to envy, the faulty appeal to pity, and the faulty appeal to authority.

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Critical Thinking: Fallacies from Relevance II

Posted by Hallee on Jan 5, 2010 in apologetics, Critical Thinking, homeschooling, Parenting

Fallacies from relevance ignore the point at hand and attempt to derail the argument by bringing irrelevancies into the arena of the debate. In this post, I will discuss the Argumentum ad Populum and the Appeal to Tradition.