Identifying a new type of fallacy in political discourse
Location
University of Windsor
Document Type
Paper
Keywords
ad socordiam, ad urgentiam, James Madison, second order intention, political rhetoric
Start Date
22-5-2013 9:00 AM
End Date
25-5-2013 5:00 PM
Abstract
On April 4, 1918 Senator Overman urged his colleagues in the United States Senate to approve the Sedition Act of 1918 within two days. The paper outlines the context of the proposal, and argues that it involved a fallacy. An analysis of the fallacy is offered, and it is argued that in the study of political discourse it is often helpful to take the inner convictions of speakers into account.
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Identifying a new type of fallacy in political discourse
University of Windsor
On April 4, 1918 Senator Overman urged his colleagues in the United States Senate to approve the Sedition Act of 1918 within two days. The paper outlines the context of the proposal, and argues that it involved a fallacy. An analysis of the fallacy is offered, and it is argued that in the study of political discourse it is often helpful to take the inner convictions of speakers into account.
