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I removed "Tautology" from the list, because it is not a type of fallacy. Tautologies are statements of things which are true by definition. While they do not amount to an argument in themselves, they are nevertheless quite useful in forming arguments. [[User:Eoinc|Eoinc]] 18:35, 7 May 2008 (EDT)
I removed "Tautology" from the list, because it is not a type of fallacy. Tautologies are statements of things which are true by definition. While they do not amount to an argument in themselves, they are nevertheless quite useful in forming arguments. [[User:Eoinc|Eoinc]] 18:35, 7 May 2008 (EDT)
:And I just put that right back. The problem is that people ''have'' used tautology ''as an argument'', and also have tried to prove their definitions by assertion. In writing the above you have just defended proof by assertion as a legitimate form of argument. That will not stand.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]<sup>[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]</sup> 18:39, 7 May 2008 (EDT)