Sentences with phrase «for argumentum»

Ad hominem (Latin for «to the man» or «to the person» [1]-RRB-, short for argumentum ad hominem, is a logical fallacy in which an argument is rebutted by attacking the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument, or persons associated with the argument, rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself.

An ad hominem (Latin for «to the man»), short for argumentum ad hominem, is an attempt to negate the truth of a claim by pointing out a negative characteristic or unrelated belief of the person supporting it.

ad hominem: short for argumentum ad hominem, is an argument made personally against an opponent instead of against their argument.

That however does NOT mean that the bible is not true (An ad hominem (Latin for «to the man» or «to the person»), short for argumentum ad hominem, is an attempt to negate the truth of a claim by pointing out a negative characteristic or belief of the person supporting it)

Not exact matches

These days they often include argumentum ad hominem attacks, such as sly references to the agencies» sterling ratings on Lehman Brothers the day before it filed for bankruptcy, that distract from relevant discussion about the country's creditworthiness.

Your argument for god is a non sequitur and an argument known as argumentum ad ignorantiam — argument from ignorance.

Same - sex advocates are inclined to treat the latter questions as rhetorical absurdities, but the evidence for posing them is not hard to find» and, Not surprisingly, it generally conforms to the argumentum ad consummationem pattern.

Argument from ignorance, also known as argumentum ad ignorantiam or «appeal to ignorance» (where «ignorance» stands for: «lack of evidence to the contrary»), is a fallacy in informal logic.

So unless you live in one of those, a reverse argument (argumentum e contrario) shows that you still need to pay for your flat.

For me, one of the major signs of a problem is the widespread shift in scientific communication from «nullius in verba» to «argumentum ad verecundiam».

> The argumentum ad populum can be a valid argument in inductive logic; for example, a poll of a sizeable population may find that 90 % prefer a certain brand of product over another.

Argument from ignorance (Latin: argumentum ad ignorantiam), also known as appeal to ignorance (in which ignorance stands for «lack of evidence to the contrary»), is a fallacy in informal logic.

I would even say that it is an argument that is perilously close to an argumentum ad ignorantiam (a deprecating assertion for which no evidence is offered, e.g., «When did you stop beating your wife?»)