Irrelevant Conclusion

created by anomie

(thing) by anomie (6.4 y) (print)

Tue May 23 2000 at 1:21:04

A logical fallacy in which an argument to prove one thing actually proves something else. If the argument is extremely long and boring, many people wouldn't notice.

Example: "You should vote for J. Random Politician! Both George "W" Bush and Al Gore are beholden to large evil corporations for campaign contributions!" Maybe so, but you haven't proven why i should vote for J. Random, just that the other two suck.

To prove the conclusion irrelevant, show that the conclusion proved is not the one stated.

missing the point	Arguments about definitions are irrelevant	Forgetting that we are all in the ghetto, that the ghetto is walled in, that outside the ghetto the lords of death reign, and that close by the train is waiting	All generalizations are wrong
I signed up for the carpool for all the wrong reasons and now I'm bitter as Hell	Research on Homosexuality and Twins	Vote Independent	conclusion
irrelevant	prove	argument

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