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The Fallacy Fallacy: From the Owl of Minerva to the Lark of Arete

The Fallacy Fallacy: From the Owl of Minerva to the Lark of Arete The fallacy fallacy is either the misdiagnosis of fallacy or the supposition that the conclusion of a fallacy must be a falsehood. This paper explores the relevance of these and related errors of reasoning for the appraisal of arguments, especially within virtue theories of argumentation. In particular, the fallacy fallacy exemplifies the Owl of Minerva problem, whereby tools devised to understand a norm make possible new ways of violating the norm. Fallacies are such tools and so are vices. Hence a similar problem arises with argumentative vices. Fortunately, both instances of the problem have a common remedy. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Argumentation Springer Journals

The Fallacy Fallacy: From the Owl of Minerva to the Lark of Arete

Argumentation , Volume 37 (2) – Jun 1, 2023

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Abstract

The fallacy fallacy is either the misdiagnosis of fallacy or the supposition that the conclusion of a fallacy must be a falsehood. This paper explores the relevance of these and related errors of reasoning for the appraisal of arguments, especially within virtue theories of argumentation. In particular, the fallacy fallacy exemplifies the Owl of Minerva problem, whereby tools devised to understand a norm make possible new ways of violating the norm. Fallacies are such tools and so are vices. Hence a similar problem arises with argumentative vices. Fortunately, both instances of the problem have a common remedy.

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ArgumentationSpringer Journals

Published: Jun 1, 2023

Keywords: Scott Aikin; Fallacist’s fallacy; Fallacy fallacy; David Hackett Fischer; David Godden; Owl of Minerva problem; Vices of argument; Virtues of argument

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