Appeal to pity : Argumentum ad misericordiam / Douglas Walton
| Author(s): | Walton, Douglas N |
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| Subjects: | Appeal to pity (Logical fallacy) |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1997 |
| Series: | SUNY series in logic and language |
| LC Classification: | B, BC |
| Table of Contents: | Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Textbook Treatment 1 2. Historical Background 35 3. Identifying the Ad Misericordiam As a Type of Argument 64 4. The Structure of the Argument 101 5. The Nayirah Case 127 6. What Is It a Fallacy? 150 7. Evaluation of Case Studies 173 Notes 199 Bibliography 205 Index 217 |
| Alternate Titles: | Parallel title: Argumentum ad misericordiam |
| Notes: | LCCN: 96035821 ISBN: 0791434613 (hbk. : alk. paper) ISBN: 0791434621 (pbk. : alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-215) and index |
| Physical Description: | xv, 225 p. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 35593475 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0791434613 0791434621 |