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The phrase "avoidance of fallacies" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions about logic, reasoning, or critical thinking, particularly when emphasizing the importance of recognizing and steering clear of logical errors.
Example: "In order to strengthen our argument, we must focus on the avoidance of fallacies in our reasoning."
Alternatives: "prevention of fallacies" or "elimination of fallacies".
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For the constructive empiricist, this characterization is "not meant as a definition, but only as a rough guide to the avoidance of fallacies" (van Fraassen 1980, 16).
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Sophistic Refutations, a discussion of various kinds of fallacies.
A question that continues to dog fallacy theory is how we are to conceive of fallacies.
Gerald Massey (1981) has voiced a strong objection to fallacy theory and the teaching of fallacies.
The non-logical, material fallacies are also divided into two classes, the class of fallacies with premises 'unduly assumed,' and another class of fallacies of irrelevant conclusions.
Mill also included what he calls fallacies of inspection, or a priori fallacies (Bk. V, iii) in his survey of fallacies.
In that work, four things are worth noting: (a) the different conceptions of fallacy, (b) the basic concepts used to explain fallacies, (c) his explanation of why fallacies can be deceptive, and (d) his enumeration and classification of fallacies.
The appearance condition of fallacies serves at least two purposes.
This seems to cause a vicious circle of fallacies and counter-fallacies that can eventually dominate the discussion.
We may view Fallacies as the dividing line between traditional approaches to the study of fallacies and new, contemporary approaches.
There are a lot of fallacies out there.
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