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Attacking Faulty Reasoning — is a textbook on logical fallacies by T. Edward Damer that has been used for many years in a number of college courses on logic, critical thinking, argumentation, and philosophy. It explains 60 of the most commonly committed logical fallacies.… … Wikipedia
faulty — fault‧y [ˈfɔːlti ǁ ˈfɒːlti] adjective if a machine, system etc is faulty, there is something wrong with it that prevents it from working correctly: • Owners of affected cars can go to their dealerships to have the faulty part replaced. * * *… … Financial and business terms
reasoning — n. 1) cogent, logical, plausible, solid, sound reasoning 2) faulty; shrewd; specious reasoning 3) deductive; inductive reasoning 4) reasoning that + clause (her reasoning that the crime had been committed elsewhere proved to be true) * * * [… … Combinatory dictionary
reasoning — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, sound ▪ circular, faulty, flawed, specious (formal) ▪ underlying ▪ … Collocations dictionary
faulty — [[t]fɔ͟ːlti[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A faulty piece of equipment has something wrong with it and is not working properly. The money will be used to repair faulty equipment. Syn: imperfect 2) ADJ If you describe someone s argument or reasoning as faulty … English dictionary
faulty — adj. Faulty is used with these nouns: ↑appliance, ↑brake, ↑equipment, ↑goods, ↑intelligence, ↑logic, ↑memory, ↑reasoning, ↑valve, ↑wiring, ↑workmanship … Collocations dictionary
Inductive reasoning — Induction or inductive reasoning, sometimes called inductive logic, is the process of reasoning in which the premises of an argument are believed to support the conclusion but do not entail it; i.e. they do not ensure its truth. Induction is a… … Wikipedia
false logic — faulty reasoning, flawed deduction … English contemporary dictionary
List of fallacies — For specific popular misconceptions, see List of common misconceptions. A fallacy is incorrect argumentation in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity, or more generally, a lack of soundness. Contents 1 Formal fallacies 1.1… … Wikipedia
Fallacy — In logic and rhetoric, a fallacy is usually incorrect argumentation in reasoning resulting in a misconception or presumption. By accident or design, fallacies may exploit emotional triggers in the listener or interlocutor (appeal to emotion), or… … Wikipedia
