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An irrelevant conclusion, also known as ignoratio elenchi (Latin for 'ignoring refutation') or missing the point, is the informal fallacy of presenting...

from fallacy (also known as the fallacy fallacy) – the assumption that, if a particular argument for a "conclusion" is fallacious, then the conclusion by...

The fallacy of the undistributed middle (Latin: non distributio medii) is a formal fallacy that is committed when the middle term in a categorical syllogism...

assuming the conclusion (Latin: petītiō principiī) is an informal fallacy that occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion. Historically...

In philosophical ethics, the naturalistic fallacy is the claim that it is possible to define good in terms of natural entities, or properties such as pleasant...

conclusion. Thus, a formal fallacy is a fallacy in which deduction goes wrong, and is no longer a logical process. This may not affect the truth of the...

Cherry picking, suppressing evidence, or the fallacy of incomplete evidence is the act of pointing to individual cases or data that seem to confirm a particular...

This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves...

The base rate fallacy, also called base rate neglect or base rate bias, is a type of fallacy in which people tend to ignore the base rate (e.g., general...

application of social psychology. It is only fallacious when the emotions that are elicited are irrelevant to evaluating the truth of the conclusion and serve...

appeal to the stone.  As an informal fallacy, it may not be valid or sound in its reasoning. Irrelevant conclusions hold similarity to appeal to the stone...

form of expression Fallacies not in the language or informal fallacies (extra dictionem): Accident Secundum quid Irrelevant conclusion Petitio principii...

Non sequitur (fallacy), an invalid argument whose conclusion is not supported by its premises Non sequitur (literary device), an irrelevant, often humorous...

the conclusion. An argument can be a fallacy even if, by a fortuitous accident, the conclusion is true. Outside the field of logic, the term "fallacy" is...

using a totally irrelevant, but often highly charged attribute of the opponent's character or background. The most common form of this fallacy is "A" makes...

the fallacy of the undistributed middle. All of them have in common that the truth of their premises does not ensure the truth of their conclusion. But...

question. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences toward a false conclusion. A red herring may be used intentionally...

discussions of child labor). In debate, it is a plea for pity that is used as an appeal to emotion, and therefore may become a logical fallacy. Art, Argument...

identification of moral properties with natural properties. Ethical naturalists don't deem this so-called naturalistic fallacy a fallacy. The is–ought...

example of a red herring. It is also an example of an irrelevant conclusion, a type of informal fallacy in which one making an argument fails to address...