![]() ![]() ![]() The fallacy of attempting to refute an argument by attacking the opposition’s intelligence, morals, education, professional qualifications, personal character or reputation, using a corrupted negative argument from ethos. Freezing to death is a natural ‘consequence’ of going out naked in subzero weather but going to prison is a punishment for bank robbery, not a natural, inevitable or unavoidable ‘consequence,’ of robbing a bank. Not to be confused with the Argument from Consequences, which is quite different.Īn opposite fallacy is that of Moral Licensing.Īlso: ‘Personal attack,’ ‘Poisoning the well’ Illness or food poisoning is likely ‘consequences’ of eating spoiled food, while being ‘grounded’ is a punishment for, not a ‘consequence,’ of childhood misbehavior. The contemporary fallacy of a person in power falsely describing an imposed punishment or penalty as a ‘consequence’ of another’s negative act.Įxample: The consequences of your misbehavior could include suspension or expulsion.’Ī corrupt argument from ethos, arrogating to oneself or to one’s rules or laws an ethos of cosmic inevitability, i.e., the ethos of God, Fate, Karma, Destiny or Reality Itself. When challenged, those who practice this fallacy seem to most often shrug their shoulders and mumble ‘Life is ruff and you gotta be tuff ,’ ‘You gotta do what you gotta do to get ahead in this world,’ ‘It’s no skin off my nose,’ ‘That’s free enterprise,’ ‘That’s the way life is!’ or similar. This fallacy is a ‘softer’ argumentum ad baculum. See also A Comprehensive List Of 180 Cognitive Biases And HeuristicsĪlso: The Con Artist’s Fallacy The Dacoit’s Fallacy Shearing the Sheeple Profiteering ‘Vulture Capitalism,’ ‘Wealth is disease, and I am the cure.’)Ī corrupt argument from ethos, arguing that because someone is intellectually slower, physically or emotionally less capable, less ambitious, less aggressive, older or less healthy (or simply more trusting or less lucky) than others, s/he ‘naturally’ deserves less in life and may be freely victimized by those who are luckier, quicker, younger, stronger, healthier, greedier, more powerful, less moral or more gifted (or who simply have more immediate felt need for money, often involving some form of addiction). The opposite of this fallacy is the Taboo. Certain ideologues and religious fundamentalists are proud to use this fallacy as their primary method of ‘reasoning’ and some are even honest enough to say so.Įxample: Since we know there is no such thing as ‘evolution,’ a prime duty of believers is to look for ways to explain away growing evidence, such as is found in DNA, that might suggest otherwise. Wilson, University of Texas El PasoĪ logical fallacy is an irrational argument made through faulty reasoning common enough to be named for the nature of its respective logical failure.Īlso: Rationalization Dogmatism, Proof TextingĪ corrupt argument from logos, starting with a given, pre-set belief, dogma, doctrine, scripture verse, ‘fact’ or conclusion and then searching for any reasonable or reasonable-sounding argument to rationalize, defend or justify it. It includes scans of documents promoting the product and links to other sites on the internet that keep the Miracle alive in the 21st Century.A Complete Logical Fallacies List With Examples For Critical ThinkingĬontributed by Owen M. This page contains all the information I know about the Miracle Piano Teaching System. There are two song collection packs sold separately which add 40 songs each to the original song set. Each version comes with anywhere from 40 to 100 songs to learn. It works with IBM PC, Amiga, Macintosh, Super NES, NES, and the Sega Genesis. The sheet music is displayed on the screen, and the pages turn on their own with the program’s metronome. Within each lesson are minigames like a duck shooting gallery, robotic factory walk, and parachuting that add an early form of gamification to musical growth. ![]() The software includes a range of songs and progresses from beginner to intermediate, accessing you on your pitch and rhythm accuracy as received from the keyboard. It was released in 1990 by The Software Toolworks, Inc. The Miracle Piano Teaching System is computer software that you interact with through the included MIDI musical keyboard. ![]()
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