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- Straw man (redirect from Strawman argument)(sometimes written as strawman) is the informal fallacy of refuting an argument different from the one actually under discussion, while not recognizing...19 KB (2,388 words) - 04:16, 21 May 2024
- Ad hominem (redirect from Ad hominem argument)person'), short for argumentum ad hominem, refers to several types of arguments that are fallacious. Often nowadays this term refers to a rhetorical strategy...23 KB (2,936 words) - 03:05, 20 May 2024
- Logic (redirect from Science of correct argument)arguments alone, independent of their topic and content. Informal logic is associated with informal fallacies, critical thinking, and argumentation theory...154 KB (16,841 words) - 05:04, 26 May 2024
- Existence of God (redirect from ArgumentsForTheExistenceOfGod)cosmological arguments. Other arguments for the existence of God have been proposed by St. Anselm, who formulated the first ontological argument; Thomas Aquinas...133 KB (21,902 words) - 23:42, 25 May 2024
- Reductio ad absurdum (redirect from Incoherency argument)as argumentum ad absurdum (Latin for "argument to absurdity") or apagogical arguments, is the form of argument that attempts to establish a claim by showing...11 KB (1,221 words) - 15:41, 15 May 2024
- Wikiquote has quotations related to Argument from authority. An argument from authority (argumentum ab auctoritate), also called an appeal to authority...26 KB (2,790 words) - 01:16, 13 May 2024
- The argument of periapsis (also called argument of perifocus or argument of pericenter), symbolized as ω, is one of the orbital elements of an orbiting...4 KB (564 words) - 15:26, 8 May 2024
- Argumentum ad populum (redirect from Argument from common consent)In argumentation theory, an argumentum ad populum (Latin for "appeal to the people") is a fallacious argument which is based on claiming a truth or affirming...14 KB (1,614 words) - 20:00, 14 May 2024
- Fallacy (redirect from Fallacious argument)use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning in the construction of an argument that may appear to be well-reasoned if unnoticed. The term was introduced...47 KB (5,578 words) - 00:49, 26 May 2024
- Godwin's law (redirect from Hitler argument)censorship, when miscasting an opponent's argument as hyperbole even when the comparison made by the argument is appropriate. Godwin has criticized the...12 KB (1,113 words) - 12:31, 19 May 2024
- An argument is a series of sentences, statements, or propositions some of which are called premises and one is the conclusion. The purpose of an argument...32 KB (4,267 words) - 18:17, 15 May 2024
- Slippery slope (redirect from Slippery-slope argument)In a slippery slope argument, a course of action is rejected because the slippery slope advocate believes it will lead to a chain reaction resulting in...24 KB (3,090 words) - 08:18, 17 May 2024
- Begging the question (redirect from Conclusionary argument)when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion. Historically, begging the question refers to a fault in a dialectical argument in which...26 KB (3,268 words) - 13:06, 13 May 2024
- Argument from ignorance (from Latin: argumentum ad ignorantiam), also known as appeal to ignorance (in which ignorance represents "a lack of contrary evidence")...8 KB (1,021 words) - 18:29, 26 May 2024
- teleological argument (from τέλος, telos, 'end, aim, goal'; also known as physico-theological argument, argument from design, or intelligent design argument) is...113 KB (14,841 words) - 20:57, 16 May 2024
- Cherry picking (redirect from One-sided argument)a one-sided argument or a two-sided argument. A one-sided argument presents only the pro side of the argument, while a two-sided argument presents both...15 KB (1,754 words) - 16:07, 12 April 2024
- A cosmological argument, in natural theology, is an argument which claims that the existence of God can be inferred from facts concerning causation, explanation...47 KB (5,829 words) - 23:29, 14 May 2024
- Inductive reasoning (redirect from Inductive argument)of a deductive argument is certain given the premises are correct; in contrast, the truth of the conclusion of an inductive argument is at best probable...65 KB (8,326 words) - 01:52, 6 May 2024
- Circular reasoning (redirect from Circular argument)defect in an argument whereby the premises are just as much in need of proof or evidence as the conclusion, and as a consequence the argument fails to persuade...5 KB (589 words) - 15:05, 7 March 2024
- Ad nauseam (redirect from Argument from repetition)Ad nauseam is a Latin term for an argument or other discussion that has continued to the point of nausea. For example, "this has been discussed ad nauseam"...2 KB (179 words) - 00:34, 6 July 2023
- See also: Argument and argumént WOTD – 18 March 2021 (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹɡjʊmənt/, /-ɡju-/
- Hawkesworth, Deane Swift, William Bowyer, John Birch, and George Faulkner An Argument to prove that the Abolishing of Christianity in England may be attended
- Argument, in philosophy and logic, is an attempt to persuade someone of something, by giving reasons or evidence for accepting a particular conclusion
- the word "argument," what do you think of? Maybe you think of a shouting match or a fist fight? Well, when instructors use the word "argument," they're