Fallacies of Irrelevance
Material type: FilmPublisher number: 1338349 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2016Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2017Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:- two-dimensional moving image
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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2016.
Learn how to keep a discussion focused by recognizing common diversionary fallacies. Ad hominem attacks try to undermine the arguer instead of the argument. Straw man tactics substitute a weaker argument for a stronger one. And red herrings introduce an irrelevant subject. As in other lectures, examine fascinating cases of each.
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In English