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2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition
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Definitions of things that are caused must express their manner of generation [Hobbes]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 5. Genus and Differentia
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Definition is resolution of names into successive genera, and finally the difference [Hobbes]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 8. Impredicative Definition
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A defined name should not appear in the definition [Hobbes]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 1. Fallacy
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Fallacies are errors in reasoning, 'formal' if a clear rule is breached, and 'informal' if more general [PG]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 3. Question Begging
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'Petitio principii' is reusing the idea to be defined, in disguised words [Hobbes]
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Question-begging assumes the proposition which is being challenged [PG]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 6. Fallacy of Division
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What is true of a set is also true of its members [PG]
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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 7. Ad Hominem
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The Ad Hominem Fallacy criticises the speaker rather than the argument [PG]
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