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RAISONNEMENT FALLACIEUX [3 records]

Record 1 2024-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Logic (Philosophy)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Fallacious reasoning refers to a deceptive argument that appears to be logical but actually contains false or misleading information. It is a type of faulty reasoning that can manipulate or deceive the reader or listener.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logique (Philosophie)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Le raisonnement fallacieux est expressément destiné à tromper. L'idée de mauvaise foi, de moyens détournés domine. L'argument tiré de la fausseté est fallacieux.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Logic (Philosophy)
CONT

The fallacy of circular argument ... occurs when the premises presume, openly or covertly, the very conclusion that is to be demonstrated ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logique (Philosophie)
CONT

En logique, une pétition de principe est un raisonnement fallacieux, un sophisme, une illusion d’argumentation qui consiste à tenir pour vraie la proposition que l'on veut démontrer, en la présumant vraie dans l'une des prémisses(affirmation énoncée en support à la conclusion). La conclusion est alors donnée sans argument ni preuve.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
OBS

Where a combination of events sometimes seems more frequent or probable than the individual events themselves.

OBS

Fallacy: An argument involving logically invalid or improper reasoning and, by extension, a conclusion reached by such fallacious reasoning. Note that the meaning of the term depends on the reasoning and not on what is reasoned. Although fallacies usually lead to false conclusions they do not do so by definition; it is quite possible to reach a valid conclusion by faulty means.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
OBS

sophisme : Argument fallacieux, susceptible d’en imposer dans la mesure où la faute de raisonnement est difficile à dépister.

OBS

Percevoir de fausses combinaisons.

Spanish

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