Logic: Fallacies

Fallacies of relevance share the common bond that the arguments contain premises that are not logically relevant to the conclusion, but appear to be psychologically. Some fallacies attempt to evoke emotion, such as pity, fear or membership, and then attach a conclusion to those emotions. Some fallacies attempt to discredit the opposing argument buy attacking its author, while others attempt to appeal to certain dispositions of the reader, such as superstitions or mental laziness to …

…reason are all examples of invalid arguments, and can be discredited by one who knows how to identify them. By looking closely at the content of an argument and more importantly how that content is related, we are better able to identify these fallacies of relevance and prove them invalid. Understanding how these arguments are logically irrelevant, and how to disprove them, we become stronger logicians who are more decisive and critical of other's arguments.