Nine Prime Fallacies

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“Logical fallacies taught at the University”

Description§

The Nine Prime Fallacies are a set of logical errors taught to students at the University, which they are expected to name and recognize. They include Simplification, Generalization, Circularity, Reduction, Analogy, False Causality, Semantism, and Irrelevancy. The ninth, the fallacy of suppressed evidence, Kvothe and his old teacher Abenthy nicknamed 'Nalt'.

Relationships§

• Recited By Kvothe — Kvothe and Abenthy nicknamed the ninth fallacy 'Nalt'
• Taught At The University — Logical errors taught to students who must recite and identify them
• Named By Abenthy — Kvothe and his old teacher Abenthy called the ninth, suppressed evidence, 'Nalt'

Established facts§

• Students must recite and identify the nine fallacies as part of their studies
• The named eight are Simplification, Generalization, Circularity, Reduction, Analogy, False Causality, Semantism, and Irrelevancy
• Kvothe and Abenthy called the ninth, suppressed evidence, 'Nalt'

Theories that reference this§

• plausible Kvothe's 'Nalt' Fallacy Is a Meta-Joke About His Own Suppression pop 373
• plausible The Nine Prime Fallacies Map Kvothe's Logical Errors and Coming Tragedies pop 57
• plausible The Nine Prime Fallacies Map Kvothe's Logical Errors and Coming Tragedies pop 57