Book V: On Fallacies
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Book V: On Fallacies is the section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that systematically analyzes common logical errors and misleading forms of argument.
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| Book V: On Fallacies canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book V: On Fallacies Context triple: [A System of Logic, hasPart, Book V: On Fallacies]
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Book V
Book V is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that focuses on the role and functions of government within an economic system.
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B.
Book V
Book V is one of the later sections of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its mock-historical narrative of the early Dutch settlement of the city.
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C.
Several Tracts and Discourses
"Several Tracts and Discourses" is a collection of theological and moral writings by the English churchman and Archbishop of York John Sharp.
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D.
Book III: Induction and Analogy
Book III: Induction and Analogy is a major section of John Maynard Keynes’s *A Treatise on Probability* that examines the logical foundations of inductive reasoning and the use of analogy in probabilistic inference.
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E.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book V: On Fallacies Target entity description: Book V: On Fallacies is the section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that systematically analyzes common logical errors and misleading forms of argument.
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A.
Book V
Book V is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that focuses on the role and functions of government within an economic system.
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B.
Book V
Book V is one of the later sections of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its mock-historical narrative of the early Dutch settlement of the city.
-
C.
Several Tracts and Discourses
"Several Tracts and Discourses" is a collection of theological and moral writings by the English churchman and Archbishop of York John Sharp.
-
D.
Book III: Induction and Analogy
Book III: Induction and Analogy is a major section of John Maynard Keynes’s *A Treatise on Probability* that examines the logical foundations of inductive reasoning and the use of analogy in probabilistic inference.
-
E.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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philosophical text ⓘ |
| addresses |
errors in deductive reasoning
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errors in inductive reasoning ⓘ misinterpretation of propositions ⓘ misuse of evidence ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify standards of valid reasoning
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improve critical thinking ⓘ |
| analyzes |
fallacies arising from irrelevant premises
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fallacies arising from language ⓘ fallacies of ambiguity ⓘ fallacies of authority ⓘ fallacies of confusion ⓘ fallacies of generalization ⓘ fallacies of inference ⓘ |
| author | John Stuart Mill ⓘ |
| contextOfCreation | Victorian era philosophy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
classification of fallacies
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misleading forms of argument ⓘ systematic analysis of common logical errors ⓘ |
| genre |
logic
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philosophy of logic ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later work in informal logic
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modern treatments of logical fallacies ⓘ |
| includedIn | later editions of A System of Logic ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian logic
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earlier theories of syllogistic fallacies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of fallacy theory with Mill’s empiricist logic
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systematic classification of fallacies in a broader theory of logic ⓘ |
| partOf | A System of Logic ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | British empiricism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A System of Logic
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surface form:
Book I of A System of Logic
Book II: Of Reasoning ⓘ
surface form:
Book II of A System of Logic
Book III of A System of Logic ⓘ A System of Logic ⓘ
surface form:
Book IV of A System of Logic
Book VI of A System of Logic ⓘ |
| subject |
argumentation
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informal logic ⓘ logical fallacies ⓘ reasoning errors ⓘ |
| workIncludedIn |
A System of Logic
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surface form:
A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive
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