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Questioning the question by: requesting clarification; reflecting the question back to the questioner, for example saying "you tell me" Attacking the question by saying: "the question fails to address the important issue" "the question is hypothetical or speculative" "the question is based on a false premise" "the question is factually inaccurate"
A half-truth is a deceptive statement that includes some element of truth.The statement might be partly true, the statement may be totally true, but only part of the whole truth, or it may use some deceptive element, such as improper punctuation, or double meaning, especially if the intent is to deceive, evade, blame or misrepresent the truth.
Circular reasoning is closely related to begging the question, and in modern usage the two generally refer to the same thing. [4] Circular reasoning is often of the form: "A is true because B is true; B is true because A is true." Circularity can be difficult to detect if it involves a longer chain of propositions.
Association fallacy (guilt by association and honor by association) – arguing that because two things share (or are implied to share) some property, they are the same. [ 94 ] Logic chopping fallacy ( nit-picking , trivial objections ) – Focusing on trivial details of an argument, rather than the main point of the argumentation.
Historically, begging the question refers to a fault in a dialectical argument in which the speaker assumes some premise that has not been demonstrated to be true. In modern usage, it has come to refer to an argument in which the premises assume the conclusion without supporting it. This makes it an example of circular reasoning. [1] [2]
By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) -California's public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms on Tuesday, but said there was ...
Dichotomous, where the respondent has two options. The dichotomous question is generally a "yes/no" close-ended question. This question is usually used in case of the need for necessary validation. It is the most natural form of a questionnaire. Nominal-polytomous, where the respondent has more than two unordered options.
Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz left Sunday's 20-19 win over the New Orleans Saints with a concussion.. Ertz suffered the injury in the first half following a catch and run. He made a ...