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(sometimes written as strawman) is the informal fallacy of refuting an argument different from the one actually under discussion, while not recognizing...

person'), short for argumentum ad hominem, refers to several types of arguments that are fallacious. Often nowadays this term refers to a rhetorical strategy...

arguments alone, independent of their topic and content. Informal logic is associated with informal fallacies, critical thinking, and argumentation theory...

as argumentum ad absurdum (Latin for "argument to absurdity") or apagogical arguments, is the form of argument that attempts to establish a claim by showing...

cosmological arguments. Other arguments for the existence of God have been proposed by St. Anselm, who formulated the first ontological argument; Thomas Aquinas...

Wikiquote has quotations related to Argument from authority. An argument from authority (argumentum ab auctoritate), also called an appeal to authority...

In argumentation theory, an argumentum ad populum (Latin for "appeal to the people") is a fallacious argument which is based on claiming a truth or affirming...

An argument is a series of sentences, statements, or propositions some of which are called premises and one is the conclusion. The purpose of an argument...

The argument of periapsis (also called argument of perifocus or argument of pericenter), symbolized as ω, is one of the orbital elements of an orbiting...

use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning in the construction of an argument that may appear to be well-reasoned if unnoticed. The term was introduced...

censorship, when miscasting an opponent's argument as hyperbole even when the comparison made by the argument is appropriate. Godwin has criticized the...

when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion. Historically, begging the question refers to a fault in a dialectical argument in which...

In a slippery slope argument, a course of action is rejected because the slippery slope advocate believes it will lead to a chain reaction resulting in...

Argument from ignorance (from Latin: argumentum ad ignorantiam), also known as appeal to ignorance (in which ignorance represents "a lack of contrary evidence")...

of a deductive argument is certain given the premises are correct; in contrast, the truth of the conclusion of an inductive argument is at best probable...

teleological argument (from τέλος, telos, 'end, aim, goal'; also known as physico-theological argument, argument from design, or intelligent design argument) is...

conditions an argument is valid under. According to the semantic approach, an argument is valid if there is no possible interpretation of the argument whereby...

A cosmological argument, in natural theology, is an argument which claims that the existence of God can be inferred from facts concerning causation, explanation...

a one-sided argument or a two-sided argument. A one-sided argument presents only the pro side of the argument, while a two-sided argument presents both...

Ad nauseam is a Latin term for an argument or other discussion that has continued to the point of nausea. For example, "this has been discussed ad nauseam"...