Philosophy › Section E · Logic and reasoning › Topic E.5
Informal fallacies
Most bad reasoning in the wild has nothing wrong with its form. The trouble lies in what it says: reasons that are irrelevant, too weak, quietly assumed or simply beside the point. Learning to spot these moves protects you from being persuaded by them, and from making them.
In this topic
- Formal and informal fallacies
- Fallacies of relevance
- Ad hominem
- Fallacies of weak induction
- Fallacies of unwarranted assumption
- Fallacies of diversion
- Worked example: auditing a letter
- Worked example: fallacy or fair point?
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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