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An irrelevant conclusion, [1] also known as ignoratio elenchi (Latin for 'ignoring refutation') or missing the point, is the informal fallacy of presenting an argument whose conclusion fails to address the issue in question. It falls into the broad class of relevance fallacies. [2]
The fallacies of relevance are a broad class of informal fallacies, generically represented by missing the point: presenting an argument that may be sound but fails to address the issue in question. Argument from silence
Relevance fallacies. Appeal to the stone ... Ignoratio elenchi (irrelevant conclusion, missing the point) – an argument that may in itself be valid, ...
This category is for irrelevant conclusion fallacies, ones which make a point or conclusion which is logically irrelevant to the argument at hand. Deliberate examples of these fallacies qualify as red herrings.
Fallacies of relevance involve premises that are not relevant to the conclusion despite appearances otherwise. [12] [8] They may succeed in persuading the audience nonetheless due to being emotionally loaded (for example: by playing on prejudice, pity or fear). [26] Ad hominem arguments constitute an important class among the fallacies of ...
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Fallacies such as appeal to tradition, appeal to force, or genetic fallacy fail to meet the argumentative demands of relevance. Fallacies that violate the acceptability criterion. The acceptability criterion requires that one who presents an argument for or against a position should attempt to use reasons that are likely to be accepted by a ...
Don’t be fooled—the Intel saga isn’t what it seems. Recent coverage narrates the sad decline of a once-great American company, with the outcome looking dim. But the story is really a high ...