Fallacy (Logical).
Two forms: (1) Formal – violates rules of Syllogism; (2) Informal (or material) – of relevance or of ambiguity.
(a) Fallacies of relevance:
Argumentum ad hominem (disparage the character of the speaker, instead of attacking his arguments).
A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms, Second Edition, Richard A. Lanham, 1991
Two forms: (1) Formal – violates rules of Syllogism; (2) Informal (or material) – of relevance or of ambiguity.
(a) Fallacies of relevance:
Argumentum ad hominem (disparage the character of the speaker, instead of attacking his arguments).
A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms, Second Edition, Richard A. Lanham, 1991
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