Philosophers have mentioned thousands of fallacies (errors in reasoning), but I will discuss four more in detail that I find to be very common. These fallacies are “terrible ways to argue.” I have already discussed several other fallacies in past posts, but here are four more that everyone needs to know about. To discuss these fallacies is to give tips for good argumentation, and they can help us identify errors in reasoning given by others. The four fallacies are the following:
- Appeal to Ignorance
- Equivocation
- Reversal of Burden of Proof
- Begging the Question
