Are Fallacies Frequent ?

IF 0.9 3区哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY Informal Logic Pub Date : 2023-09-13 DOI:10.22329/il.v43i3.7124

Michel Dufour

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Abstract

This paper provides methodological tools and considers the reasons why it is difficult to address the controversial question, “Are fallacies frequent?” After preliminary remarks on the need to clarify the meaning of both ‘fallacy’ and ‘frequency,’ this paper shows that the emphasis on whether fallacies occur frequently is recent and bound to contemporary definitions that make it a necessary condition. Then, it discusses three different, debated empirical approaches that are intended to support the claim that fallacies are frequent. All of them raise doubts or objections or are even controversial from a methodological point of view. Ultimately, more empirical research is needed to answer this question.

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谬误频繁吗?

本文提供了方法论工具，并考虑了难以解决“谬误频繁吗?”这一有争议的问题的原因。在对澄清“谬误”和“频率”的含义的必要性进行初步评论之后，本文表明，强调谬误是否频繁发生是最近的事情，并且与当代定义相绑定，使其成为必要条件。然后，它讨论了三种不同的，有争议的经验方法，旨在支持谬论频繁的说法。从方法论的角度来看，它们都提出了质疑或反对，甚至是有争议的。最终，需要更多的实证研究来回答这个问题。

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Informal Logic PHILOSOPHY-

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1.50

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12 weeks

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