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4 Νοε 2019 · Poisoning the well is a logical fallacy (a type of ad hominem argument) in which a person attempts to place an opponent in a position from which he or she is unable to reply. Examples and Observations
Poisoning the well occurs when negative information that is irrelevant is presented ahead of time to discredit the argument. For example, in a political campaign, candidate 2 presents negative information about candidate 1 (true or false) so that anything that candidate says will be discounted.
3. Poisoning the well: The fallacy occurs when a person is attacked before she has a chance to present her case. 4. Tu quoque: The fallacy occurs when a person attempts to avoid the issue at hand by claiming the other person is a hypocrite whose actions and words are inconsistent.
To poison the well is to commit a pre-emptive ad hominem strike against an argumentative opponent. As with regular ad hominems, the well may be poisoned in either an abusive or circumstantial way. For instance: "Only an ignoramus would disagree with fluoridating water."
9 Μαΐ 2018 · This chapter focuses on one of the common fallacies in Western philosophy called 'poisoning the well' (PTW). There are some forms of ad hominem varieties that are usually a response to an interlocutor's claims.
Definition: A poisoning the well error means that an argument is weakened by a criticism in the argument itself. Example: The man had been accused of the crime although he wasn’t convicted.
21 Ιουν 2016 · Poisoning The Well is a fallacy where adverse information about a target is preemptively presented to an audience, with the intention of discrediting or ridiculing everything that the target person is about to say.
