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Chapter 8: Topical Relevance

After Chapter 8: Section 2: Refusing to Answer
8.1 Videos Fallacies of Refusing to Answer
(Pooh-poohing and shifting the burden of proof)

  • TeachPhilosophy on the fallacies of appeal to ignorance and shifting the burden of proof
    6:11
  • Prof. Sadler on appeal to ignorance
    22:03
8.2 Tutorial Fallacies of Refusing to Answer 10 points
8.3 Quiz Fallacies of Refusing to Answer Points = 20 x Percent Score
After Chapter 8: Section 3: Appealing to Irrelevant Emotions
8.4 Videos Fallacies of Relevance as a Group

  • Prof. Koehl on the fallacies of relevance part 1
    9:40
  • Prof. Koehl on the fallacies of relevance part 2
    9:46
8.5 Videos Irrelevant Appeal to Hate

  • Wireless Philosophy lecture on the nature of the ad hominem argument
    8:11
  • Wireless Philosophy lecture on the varieties of ad hominem arguments
    6:39
  • CriticalThinkerAcademy lecture on abusive ad hominem
    10:32
  • Prof. Sadler on abusive ad hominem
    17:13
  • Prof. Sadler on circumstantial ad hominem
    17:47
  • CriticalThinkerAcademy lecture on tu quoque ad hominem
    3:44
  • Prof. Sadler on tu quoque / inconsistency ad hominem
    18:42
  • CriticalThinkerAcademy lecture on guilt by association ad hominem
    7:11
  • Prof. Sadler on guilt by association ad hominem
    16:31
  • Prof. Sadler on the genetic fallacy
    20:42
8.6 Illustrations Irrelevant Appeal to Hate
8.7 Videos Irrelevant Appeal to Fear

  • Prof. Sadler on appeal to fear
    17:52
8.8 Illustrations Irrelevant Appeal to Fear
8.9 Videos Irrelevant Appeal to Pity

  • Prof. Sadler on appeal to pity
    20:49
  • Carneades.org lecture on appeal to pity
    1:44
8.10 Illustrations Irrelevant Appeal to Fear
8.11 Videos Irrelevant Appeal to Identity

  • CriticalThinkerAcademy lecture on appeal to the crowd
    4:25
  • Prof. Sadler on appeal to the crowd
    19:46
  • Wireless Philosophy on appeal to the crowd
    4:24
  • Prof. Sadler on appeal to tradition
    21:55
  • Prof. Sadler on appeal to common practice
    22:07
8.12 Illustrations Irrelevant Appeal to Sex
8.13 Illustrations Irrelevant Appeal to Group Identity
8.14 Tutorial Fallacies of Refusing to Answer and Irrelevant Emotional Appeals 10 points
8.15 Quiz Fallacies of Refusing to Answer and Irrelevant Emotional Appeals Points = 20 x Percent Score
After Chapter 8: Section 4: Ignoring the Issue
8.16 Videos Ignoring the Issue

  • CriticalThinkerAcademy lecture on straw man arguments
    3:38
  • Prof. Sadler lecture on straw man arguments
    18:14
  • CriticalThinkerAcademy lecture on red herring arguments
    3:43
  • CriticalThinkerAcademy lecture on slippery slope arguments
    8:12
  • Prof. Sadler on slippery slope arguments
    18:14
  • Prof. Sadler on Family Guy
8.17 Tutorial Identifying the Real Issue 10 points
8.18 Quiz Identifying the Real Issue Points = 20 x Percent Score
At the End of Chapter 8
8.19 Tutorial All the Fallacies of Relevance 10 points
8.20 Quiz All the Fallacies of Relevance Points = 20 x Percent Score
8.21 Tutorial Chapter 8 Concept Review 10 points
8.22 Quiz Cumulative Quiz: Fallacies of Faulty Assumption, Ambiguity and Relevance Points = 120 x Percent Score