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The argument "person 1 is not an expert therefore his arguments are unsound" is ad fidentia The argument "person 1 is not an expert and Person 2 is not an expert therefore the claims of Person 1 are equally invalid as his" I think is false equivalence. The argument 'I can't believe that there is no good reason apart from the corporation's interest for deciding Y, therefore there is some good reason' is argument from incredulity |
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answered on Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024 05:41:05 PM by Kostas Oikonomou | ||||
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