Meaning of pseudoargument | Babel Free

Definitions

fallacious argument, incorrect argument

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“Begging the question⟳ — a pseudoargument that offers as proof the claim⟳ that the argument itself exists to prove⟳; also known as circular reasoning.”

“Their main pseudoargument held that Genesis literalism is not religion at all, but really an alternative form⟳ of science not acknowledged by professional biologists too hidebound and dogmatic to appreciate the cutting edge of their own⟳ discipline.”

“And of course, if I did accept⟳ the premise, then I would not need⟳ to draw⟳ a conclusion by way of a pseudoargument. “How could anyone fall⟳ for such a simplistic argument?” you may ask⟳. Let⟳ us not be too hasty in our condemnation.”

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