The Fallacy Fallacy: From the Owl of Minerva to the Lark of Arete |
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Authors: | Aberdein Andrew |
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Affiliation: | 1.School of Arts and Communication, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Blvd, Melbourne, FL, 32901, USA ; |
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Abstract: | The fallacy fallacy is either the misdiagnosis of fallacy or the supposition that the conclusion of a fallacy must be a falsehood. This paper explores the relevance of these and related errors of reasoning for the appraisal of arguments, especially within virtue theories of argumentation. In particular, the fallacy fallacy exemplifies the Owl of Minerva problem, whereby tools devised to understand a norm make possible new ways of violating the norm. Fallacies are such tools and so are vices. Hence a similar problem arises with argumentative vices. Fortunately, both instances of the problem have a common remedy. |
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