Fallacies of risk

Sven Ove Hansson

Journal of Risk Research, 2004, vol. 7, issue 3, 353-360

Abstract: In addition to traditional fallacies such as ad hominem , discussions of risk contain logical and argumentative fallacies that are specific to the subject-matter. Ten such fallacies are identified, that can commonly be found in public debates on risk. They are named as follows: the sheer size fallacy, the converse sheer size fallacy, the fallacy of naturalness, the ostrich's fallacy, the proof-seeking fallacy, the delay fallacy, the technocratic fallacy, the consensus fallacy, the fallacy of pricing, and the infallibility fallacy.

Date: 2004
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