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Sergiu

Is there any utility in logical fallacies taxonomies?

Is yes, why? If not, why not?
asked on Friday, Aug 07, 2015 09:24:48 AM by Sergiu

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Bo Bennett, PhD
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This directly from my book:

There have been many attempts to categorize fallacies, some of which may make fallacies easier to understand. I have chosen to organize all fallacies, alphabetically, by the names for which they are best known. I chose this method because:

  • There is no official taxonomy, nor is there even a taxonomy accepted by the majority of those who classify fallacies.
    The ambiguous nature of most of the fallacies means that many of the fallacies can fit in a variety of categories.
    Focusing on faux-categorical structures distracts from the fallacies themselves.


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There is some utility in taxonomy, especially, separating formal fallacies and informal fallacies.
answered on Friday, Aug 07, 2015 09:52:02 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD

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