| Missing the Point | These fallacies have in common a general failure to prove that the conclusion is true. |
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| The following fallacies are cases of missing the point: | |
| [Begging the Question] (The truth of the conclusion is assumed by the premises) [Irrelevant Conclusion] (An argument in defense of one conclusion proves another) [Straw Man](The arguer attacks a weak version of an opponent's argument) | |