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Fallacies of Relevance
In John Capps & Donald Capps (eds.), You've Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think. Malden MA: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 13–44 (2009)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Threat Disguised as Reason Appeal to Inappropriate Authority Appeal to the Public Targeting the Person Accusing a Person of Hypocrisy The Appeal to Pity The Appeal to Ignorance The Use of Equivocal Language The Use of Amphiboly Conclusion.Author's Profile
fallacies of relevance jokes ‐ good ways of illustrating flawed reasoning common errors in reasoning ‐ “fallacies” one fallacy of relevance ‐ using threat disguised as reason appeal to inappropriate authority ‐ in support of one's belief or truth claim claiming that something is true or worth believing ‐ “ad populum” fallacy targeting the person ‐ ignoring reasons the person gives for a belief or action ad hominem joke and focusing on ethnic groups fifth fallacy of relevance ‐ accusing someone of hypocrisy equivocal language use or using words with multiple meanings
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