Theoretical background and organization of the study

Abstract

Using a rather broad definition, fallacies can be characterized as wrong moves in argumentative exchanges. The concept of fallacy is at the core of every full fledged argumentation theory and the treatment of the fallacies can even be regarded the acid test of any particular approach to argumentation. If an argumentation theory can deal with fallacies in a satisfactory way, this is a positive test as to the scope and explanatory power of that theory.