 By a Fallacy is commonly understood, " any unsound mode of arguing, which appears to demand our conviction, and to be decisive of the question in hand, when in fairness it is not.  Elements of logic - Page 171by Richard Whately (abp. of Dublin.) - 1848Full view - About this book
 | George Bentham - Logic - 1827 - 304 pages
...131.) DR. WHATELY'S chapter on Fallacies is introduced by the following exposition of the subject : " By a fallacy is commonly understood any unsound mode...the question in hand when in fairness it is not." This definition may be fully applicable to all apparent arguments, in which an erroneous conclusion... | |
 | Robert Simson (master of Colebrooke house acad, Islington.) - 1838 - 206 pages
...the extremes disagreeing with eacli other, the conclusion is negative. What do you mean by a fallacy? Any unsound mode of arguing, which appears to demand...the question in hand, when in fairness it is not. Is the ready detection and clear exposure of fallacies difficult? Yes ; it is of more difficulty and... | |
 | 1838 - 518 pages
...upwards. FALLACY, as defined by Archbishop Whately, is any unsound mode of arguing which appears to carry conviction and to be decisive of the question in hand, when in fairness it is not. Bentham's definition in his ' Book of Fallacies' is this : ' By the name of fallacy it is common to... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Christian life - 1845 - 338 pages
...it may be drawn out into as many separate syllogisms. FALLACIES OE SOPHISMS. By a Fallacy or Sophism is commonly understood any unsound mode of arguing,...of the question in hand, when in fairness it is not so. In the practical detection of each individual fallacy, much must depend on natural and acquired... | |
 | Richard Murray (of Trinity coll, Dublin.) - 1847 - 222 pages
...the discourse. A very long discussion is one of the most effectual veils of fallacy — WHATELEY. 2. By a fallacy is commonly understood, " any unsound...the question in hand, when in fairness it is not." — WHATELEY. 3. The rules of logic enable us to develope the principles on which all reasoning is... | |
 | Richard Whately - Logic - 1849 - 170 pages
...how essentially they are connected with the application of it. CHAPTER V. OF FALLACIES. INTRODUCTION. BY a Fallacy is commonly understood, "any unsound...of the question in hand, when in fairness it is not so." As we consider the ready detection and clear exposure of Fallacies to be both more extensively... | |
 | Charles Davies - Logic - 1850 - 398 pages
...course be predicated of some. OF FALLACIES. Definition of a fuJlucy. Detection ot HOt. depends on § 68. By a fallacy is commonly understood " any unsound...decisive of the question in hand, when in fairness it is In the practical detection of each individual fallacy, much must depend on natural and acquired acuteness... | |
 | Charles Davies - Logic - 1850 - 400 pages
...how derived, 25. In what sense used, 25. regarded as a genus, 25. value of science in, 358. FALLACY Any unsound mode of arguing which appears to demand...the question in hand, when in fairness it is not, Section 68. " Illustration of, 53. " Example and analysis of, 69, 60. " Material and Logical, 69. «... | |
 | Charles Davies - Logic - 1850 - 390 pages
...dicated of some. OF FALLACIES. Definition of § 68. By a fallacy is commonly understood a fallacy. J " any unsound mode of arguing, which appears to demand...decisive of the question in hand, when in fairness it is Detection of, not." In the practical detection of each indiacuteness. vidual fallacy, much must depend... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1852 - 144 pages
...how essentially they are connected with the application of it. CHAPTER V. OF FALLACIES. INTRODUCTION. BY a Fallacy is commonly understood, " any unsound...arguing, which appears to demand our conviction, and to he decisive of the question in hand, when in fairness it is not so." As we consider the ready detection... | |
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