Three Potential Problems for Powers' One-Fallacy Theory

Lawrence Powers advocates a one-fallacy theory in which the only real fallacies are fallacies of ambiguity. He defines a fallacy, in general, as a bad argument that appears good. He claims that the only legitimate way that an argument can appear valid, while being invalid, is when the invalid infere...

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Main Author: Matthew Zuckero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2003-01-01
Series:Informal Logic
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Online Access:https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2175