fallacious+argument
51ignoratio elenchi — [ig΄nō rä′tē ō΄ ā len′kē΄] n. [L, ignorance of the refutation] Logic a fallacious argument in which the conclusion reached or proposition proved is irrelevant to the matter at hand …
52sophism — [säf′iz΄əm] n. [altered (infl. by L) < ME sophime < OFr soffime < L sophisma < Gr < sophizesthai, to play the sophist < sophos, clever, skillful, wise] a clever and plausible but fallacious argument or form of reasoning, whether …
53cap´tious|ness — cap|tious «KAP shuhs», adjective. 1. hard to please; faultfinding: »The captious might have regarded our journey as a retreat from Sweden, but we veterans regarded it as a surprise attack on Paris (Atlantic). SYNONYM(S): caviling, carping. 2. apt …
54cap´tious|ly — cap|tious «KAP shuhs», adjective. 1. hard to please; faultfinding: »The captious might have regarded our journey as a retreat from Sweden, but we veterans regarded it as a surprise attack on Paris (Atlantic). SYNONYM(S): caviling, carping. 2. apt …
55cap|tious — «KAP shuhs», adjective. 1. hard to please; faultfinding: »The captious might have regarded our journey as a retreat from Sweden, but we veterans regarded it as a surprise attack on Paris (Atlantic). SYNONYM(S): caviling, carping. 2. apt or… …
56Ad hominem — Personal attacks redirects here. For the Wikipedia policy, see Wikipedia:No personal attacks. An ad hominem (Latin for to the man or to the person ), short for argumentum ad hominem, is an attempt to negate the truth of a claim by pointing out a… …
57List of fallacies — For specific popular misconceptions, see List of common misconceptions. A fallacy is incorrect argumentation in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity, or more generally, a lack of soundness. Contents 1 Formal fallacies 1.1… …
58fallacy — fallacy, sophism, sophistry, casuistry are comparable when meaning unsound and misleading reasoning or line of argument. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are distinguishable in the corresponding adjectives fallacious,… …
59Presuppositional apologetics — is a school of Christian apologetics, a field of Christian theology that aims to (1) present a rational basis for the Christian faith, (2) defend the faith against objections, and (3) expose the perceived flaws of other worldviews. [Frame (1994) …
60Reductio ad Hitlerum — Reductio ad Hitlerum, also argumentum ad Hitlerum, (Latin for reduction to and argument to and dog Latin for Hitler respectively) is an ad hominem or ad misericordiam argument whereby an opponent s view is compared to a view that would be held by …
