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A fallacy implied here is the Insignificant Cause . The implication in your first example given is that slavery existed largely because of the Constitution (when in fact, people turned to the Constitution to justify the practice). The error in reasoning, despite what we label it, is failing to draw a reasonable conclusion, which can generically be seen as a Non Sequitur . |
answered on Monday, Sep 16, 2019 04:46:05 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD | |
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