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2009
Journal Article
Title

Jumping to a conclusion: Fallacies and standards of proof

Abstract
Five errors that fit under the category of jumping to a conclusion are identified: (1) arguing from premises that are insufficient as evidence to prove a conclusion (2) fallacious argument from ignorance, (3) arguing to a wrong conclusion, (4) using defeasible reasoning without being open to exceptions, and (5) overlooking/suppressing evidence. It is shown that jumping to a conclusion is best seen not as a fallacy itself, but as a more general category of faulty argumentation pattern underlying these errors and some related fallacies.
Author(s)
Walton, D.
Gordon, T.
Fraunhofer-Institut für Offene Kommunikationssysteme FOKUS  
Journal
Informal logic. Online journal  
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für Offene Kommunikationssysteme FOKUS  
Keyword(s)
  • defeasible reasoning

  • classification of fallacy

  • ignoring exception

  • secundum quid fallacy

  • burden of proof

  • error of reasoning

  • suppression of evidence

  • argumentation

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