CHAPTER SUMMARY FALLACIES: WHAT’S FAULTY ARGUMENT?
Word ambiguity uses undefined and vague words in a argument, seeking to gain an advantage by using words that could be interpreted in more than one way.
Misleading euphemisms are word that hide meaning by wrapping a less acceptable idea in positive or neutral connotations. The use of euphemisms is fallacious in an argument when the goal is to be evasive, to mislead, or to disarm awareness and objections.
Circular reasoning is the assertion or repeated assertion of a conclusion as though the conclusion were a reason. It can also pretend that no supporting reasons are needed. Circular reasoning assumes what it is supposed to prove.
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