Logical Fallacies Series

• Formal Fallacies

  

  Jan. 14, 2023

  We will close out the logical fallacy series with two of the most common fallacies that occur in arguments about origins.

• Straw-Man Fallacy

  Sept. 28, 2009

  This occurs when a person misrepresents an opponent’s position and then proceeds to refute that misrepresentation rather than what the opponent actually claims.

• Faulty Appeal to Authority

  Sept. 21, 2009

  Essentially, the faulty appeal to authority is the argument that a claim is true simply because someone else believes it.

• Ad Hominem

  Sept. 14, 2009

  The ad hominmen fallacy is so named because it directs an argument against the person making a claim rather than the claim itself.

• Bifurcation

  Sept. 7, 2009

  A person commits this fallacy when he or she claims that there are only two mutually exclusive possibilities—when, in fact, there is a third option.

• The Complex Question

  Aug. 31, 2009

  The complex question is the interrogative form of begging the question—when the arguer attempts to persuade by asking a loaded question.

• The Fallacy of the Question-Begging Epithet

  Aug. 24, 2009

  With the question-begging epithet, the arguer uses biased (often emotional) language to persuade people rather than using logic.

• The Fallacy of Begging the Question

  Aug. 17, 2009

  This fallacy is committed when a person merely assumes what he is attempting to prove, or when the premise of an argument actually depends upon its conclusion.

• The Fallacy of Equivocation

  Aug. 10, 2009

  Most words have more than one meaning, but only one of these meanings will properly fit the given context.

• The Fallacy of Reification

  Aug. 3, 2009

  Reification is attributing a concrete characteristic to something that is abstract.

• Introduction

  July 27, 2009

  Logic is a very valuable tool, particularly for the Christian who wants to defend his or her faith better.

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