FALLACY OF

PRESUMPTION
GROUP II - TEEHANKEE
 FALLACY OF PRESUMPTION

Is a subclass of Occur in Arguments Unwarranted No adequate

Fallacy of Inductive depend on assumption reason to
Sufficiency Arguments unstated or draws the believe the truth
unsupported conclusion in the conclusion
assumptions
SUBCLASSES

COMPLEX FA L S E FA L S E
QUESTION DILEMMA CAUSE

BEGGING ACCIDENT
AND
THE
CONVERSE
QUESTION
ACCIDENT
SUBCLASSES

COMPLEX FA L S E FA L S E
QUESTION DILEMMA CAUSE

BEGGING ACCIDENT
AND
THE
CONVERSE
QUESTION
ACCIDENT
COMPLEX QUESTION
Also known as Loaded Question, Many Questions, Plurium
Interrogationum
• A question that has presupposition (or an implicit assumption assumed to
be true) that
• Presumed is complex
that because
the question is it contains several
answerable subparts
by a simple or categorical “YES” or
“NO” when what is actually required is a more complex qualified answer
• Often used to trap opponents during a public form, debate or
interview

“Are you going to do “Did you wash your hands

something about your drug
addiction?”
Are you addicted to drugs?
If so, are you going to do
something about it?
after you stabbed the victim?”
Did you stab the victim?
If so, did you wash you hands
after doing it?
SUBCLASSES

COMPLEX FA L S E FA L S E
QUESTION DILEMMA CAUSE

BEGGING ACCIDENT
AND
THE
CONVERSE
QUESTION
ACCIDENT
 ALSO KNOWN AS

FALSE Questionable Cause

Post Hoc

DILEMMA Ergo Propter Hoc

Confusing Coincidental Relationship with Cause

A FA L L A C Y T O C O N C LU D E T H AT O N E
EVENT IS THE CAUSE OF THE OTHER
W I T H O U T P R O V I D I N G R E L E VA N T
EVIDENCE OF THE CAUSAL LINK

EXAMPLES:

1.) The rain started after Zee danced the rain

dance. Therefore, the rain started because of
theKhalid
2.) rain dance.
had ham and e for breakfast before taking
the Bar exam. He topped the Bar exam. Therefore,
everyone should eat ham and egg before taking an
exam.
SUBCLASSES

COMPLEX FA L S E FA L S E
QUESTION DILEMMA CAUSE

BEGGING ACCIDENT
AND
THE
CONVERSE
QUESTION
ACCIDENT
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FALSE
CAUSE
SUBCLASSES

COMPLEX FA L S E FA L S E
QUESTION DILEMMA CAUSE

BEGGING ACCIDENT
AND
THE
CONVERSE
QUESTION
ACCIDENT
BEGGING
THE
QUESTION
SUBCLASSES

COMPLEX FA L S E FA L S E
QUESTION DILEMMA CAUSE

BEGGING ACCIDENT
AND
THE
CONVERSE
QUESTION
ACCIDENT
A CCIDENT
A ND
C ONVERSE
A CCIDENT