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Descriptions of common fallacies.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Informal Logic Sometimes informal logic is portrayed as a theoretical alternative to formal logic. While some informal logicians may see the discipline this way, this description places too much emphasis on a rejection of formal methods of analysis -- a ...

This essay originally appeared in Steven J. Bartlett and Peter Suber (eds.), Self-Reference: Reflections on Reflexivity, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1987, pp. 41-66. Copyright 1987, Peter Suber. In March 2000, and again in January 2002, I corrected a small number of typographical errors. Logical Rudeness Peter Suber, Philosophy Department, Earlham College Overture Preliminary Description of ...

LOGIC AND DIAGNOSTIC Paul Tomassi INTRODUCTION The value and importance of the clinician's ability to identify the presence of a disease in a patient and to prescribe effective medical treatment on that basis needs no explanation. And, of course, such abilities are diagnostic and prognostic in character. But what is diagnosis It seems clear enough that diagnosis is a matter of judgement.