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18 July 1810 July 18 A + + §.1 4
Fallacies
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Ch. Authority-worshippers
§.8. Where fallacies
1. Relation between this and Ancestor worshippers
1 It supposes those addressed in
to their own judgment: good though
where this is the end.
2. Good no and other of
3. Good under Unwritten law is the question what is law
4. Good in legislation appropriate physical science is necessary
bad in do so far as the opinion of a lawyer is the opinion referred
in this character.
5. Good in legislation so far as the opinion against the
interest of the profession: viz: as a personality , and in answer to
-authority — against discussion — oppose it to the opposition
to Romillys cap.
punishment Bill.
6. Bad in religion: inconsistent in Anglican month
7. Considitur is good and no fallacy when
instead of , but as to a place where arguments
at large and in order.
Ch. Authority-worshippers device.
What follows in these two Sections having been written a year before
the matter of the preceding Sections, see how far it is capable of combining with it
§.8. Proposition — In what cases this argument is fallacious, in what not.
[Quoting a To quote an authority or authorities
to refer to the opinion of this or that person
(this or that writer he must have been if any sufficient adequate
adequately sufficiently grounded dependence be placed upon the
words stated as being his expression of his opinion sentiments unless
being on the occasion a speaker his words have been taken down
in short hand)]
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Reference to opinion
— to authority — is
fallacy or not, according
to circumstances.
It is only after certain distinctions made considerable limitations and exceptions made that To refer to the opinion of this or that person
as constituting an authority upon the subject as an opinion which
independently of any argument contained in it is
fit on the occasion in question fit to be taken as a ground for a
guide of decision is a practice to which according to the any
such dyslogistic appellation as fallacy or device can not
with reason be attributed. According to the nature
of the subject matter, [+]
[+] and some other
circumstances
it constitutes a reasonable serves or helps to constitute a rational ground
of decision, or belongs to the list of fallacies.
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