Monday, May 26, 2014

Fallacy Monday: Non Sequitur

Follow the following links to the different parts in this series: IntroductionAd HominemStrawmanBegging the QuestionSlippery Slope, and Equivocation.

The term "non sequitur" is a Latin term that simply means "it does not follow." A non sequitur is committed when an argument does not follow logically from its premises. This is obviously fallacious since in order for an argument to succeed, it must be both valid and sound (see the introduction for a refresher on the difference).

Read the rest at the Life Training Institute blog.

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