Fallacies of Irrelevance
(2017, original release: 2016)
Nonfiction
eCourse
Details
PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2016
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2017
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2017
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
1338349
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
Learn how to keep a discussion focused by recognizing common diversionary fallacies. Ad hominem attacks try to undermine the arguer instead of the argument. Straw man tactics substitute a weaker argument for a stronger one. And red herrings introduce an irrelevant subject. As in other lectures, examine fascinating cases of each
In Process Record
Film
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2016
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English