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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| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | British empiricism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book I of A System of Logic
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Book II of A System of Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III of A System of Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV of A System of Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VI of A System of Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
argumentation
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informal logic ⓘ logical fallacies ⓘ reasoning errors ⓘ |
| workIncludedIn | A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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