Do you feel the same way about other named fallacies, e.g. “ad homien” or “slippery slope”?
No. Those names are a lot better. “ad hominen” is a descriptive phrase even when it happens to be in latin. Slippery slope is even very plain English.
Both terms also have the advantage of being widely understood and not be local jargon.
Do you feel the same way about other named fallacies, e.g. “ad homien” or “slippery slope”?
No. Those names are a lot better. “ad hominen” is a descriptive phrase even when it happens to be in latin. Slippery slope is even very plain English.
Both terms also have the advantage of being widely understood and not be local jargon.