Notes on Introduction to Logic -- Phil A101

William Jamison - Instructor

Lecture on Fallacies:

 Comparison with jokes

Informal Fallacies

Form of jokes match various types of fallacies but why are some unexpected results tragic?

Why do some cultures react differently to humor?

Mitch Hedberg, Eddie Izzard, Jeff Dunham

 Disguised Nonarguments

Exercises

Valid but Fallacious Arguments

Exercises

Other Informal Fallacies

Exercises

Summary

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