Fallacies of Form and Composition
xliv. Two wrongs make a right The assertion that an action taken by a person is justified because another person...
Fallacies of Ambiguity
xxiii. Fallacy of Accent “This is the number of ways in which we might fail to mean the same...
two paragraphs from chapter on anticipated objections
Taking language across the divide, from a natural, organic system that functions, however inexplicably, at worlds, to a formal logical...
Climate Change Denial and the Pro-Slavery Lobby: A Rhetorical Comparison
In retrospect, 205 years after the abolition of slavery, the position of reactionary Pro-Slavery forces appears not only appalling and...
Inauthentic Representations of the Public Mind
On ABC Radio National’s new Drive programme on Friday the authenticity of research came under discussion between host Julian Morrow...
Rules of Argument VI: The Logic of the Affair (part I)
Argument: My love is not having and has not had an affair. How can we prove a partner has not...
Rules for Argument V – Types of Premise
“It is the mark of an educated person to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” –...
Rules of Argument IV – Tactics
Tactics for Argument “The question is which is to be master, that’s all.” – Humpty Dumpty in Through the Looking...
Rules for Argument III – Terms
Argument: A discussion on a point, topic or theme following the structure Premise + premise -> conclusion Conclusion: A statement...