Introduction to Logic¶
Copi, I. M., & Cohen, C. (2009). Introduction to Logic. Pearson Prentice.
Cited by¶
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Domain-specific¶
- Irrelevant conclusion
- Irrelevant conclusion (ignoratio elenchi, "ignorance of the refutation") is the informal fallacy in which an arguer offers a sound argument for a proposition that is not the one at issue, and then treats the demonstrated proposition as if it answered or settled the actual contested claim
This sourceThe textbook definition of irrelevant conclusion as an argument for a conclusion other than the one at issue. Copi's stock example of irrelevant conclusion, a murder prosecution that argues murder is a horrible crime instead of proving the accused guilty.
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- Irrelevant conclusion (ignoratio elenchi, "ignorance of the refutation") is the informal fallacy in which an arguer offers a sound argument for a proposition that is not the one at issue, and then treats the demonstrated proposition as if it answered or settled the actual contested claim
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