War and Peace
As war in the Middle East rears its ugly head once again, any person of conscience must wrestle with the question of war. Naturally, on ... » Go
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Fallacy of Exclusion and Suppressed Evidence
Evidence which would change the outcome of an inductive argument is excluded from consideration. ... » Go
Causal Fallacies
It is common for arguments to conclude that one thing causes another. But the relation between cause and effect is a complex one. ... » Go
Equivocation
The same term is used with two different meanings. ... » Go
Appeal to Consequence
Intimidation of the listener with a threat of undesirable consequences. ... » Go
Appeal to Force
Coercing agreement by forceful or threatening means. ... » Go
Slippery Slope
A series of increasingly unacceptable consequences is drawn. ... » Go
False Dilemmas and Excluded Possibilities
Two choices are given when in fact there are three options. ... » Go
Survival of the Rhetoricians
For any of you nostalgic for your days sparring for your high-school debate team, here’s a spirited argument of the point-counterpoint variety that is sure ... » Go
Appeal to Authority
1) The authority is not an expert in the field; 2) experts in the field disagree; 3) the authority wasn't speaking in earnest; 4) or, ... » Go
Argument from Ignorance
Because something is not known to be true, it is assumed to be false. ... » Go
A History of Half-Truths
Jef Raskin, one of the originators of the Macintosh, writes an interesting lament at what often passes for the history of its development. “Holes in ... » Go
The Hiddenness of God
With the publication of J.L. Schellenberg’s Divine Hiddeness and Human Reason, in recent years philosophers of religion have focused their attention on the problem of ... » Go
What is True?
The October 2000 issue of Forbes ASAP is a remarkable, voluminous anthology pondering the question: “What is true?” An impressive crowd of cognoscenti discuss the ... » Go
A Non-Theist’s Case Against Abortion
The Secular Web is currently hosting the Carrier-Roth Debate in which Jennifer Roth argues that an ethical case can be made against abortion without reference ... » Go
Academic Fray over Kansas Decision
Following the recent Kansas decision eliminating Evolution from state testing, Time Magazine invited Stephen Jay Gould to reaffirm a complementarity view of the interaction between ... » Go
Can Theists Really Think?
Jeffrey Jay Lowder, founder of the Internet Infidels, offers a welcome clarification of the term ‘feethinker,’ in his article, “Is ‘Freethinker’ Synonymous with ‘Nontheist?‘” He ... » Go
Plantinga’s Philosophical Rennaisance
In a recent issue of Philosophy Now, Daniel Hill describes how the work of Alvin Plantinga has revolutionized the discipline of Philosophy of Religion. His ... » Go
Is Jesus the Only Way?
Christianity teaches that something is profoundly wrong with the human person. We are, among other things, corrupted, dysfunctional, sinful, and at times evil. Furthermore, there ... » Go
Copyright and Fair Use
Afterall.net is deeply indebted to the authors and thinkers represented here. Our desire is to promote their work and never to diminish it any way. ... » Go
Complex Cause
A single cause is identified when the effect is actually caused by a number of interacting objects or events. ... » Go
Matsumura Disputes Scientific Status of Design
TJ Walker’s Web Radio Show is currently featuring a very interesting interview with Molleen Matsumura (link expired), a member of the National Center for Science ... » Go
Straw Man (Invidious Comparison)
The author attacks an argument which is different from, and usually weaker than, the opposition's best argument.
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