Abstract:Although not well-known for his contribution to the theory of reasoning, Charles Dickens, in his final work, provides an impassioned attack on certain practices used in public debate. The "platform fallacy" consists in proclaiming that if another does not agree with one's position, he necessarily has certain other beliefs that somehow invalidate his point. I provide a thorough analysis of the platform fallacy speech of Mr. Crisparkle, compare each example he offers with the fallacious practices currently recognized in informal logic research, and discuss how Dickens's grouping together of different instances may influence argumentation theory.

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平台谬误：狄更斯对非正式逻辑的贡献

摘要：虽然查尔斯·狄更斯对推理理论的贡献并不广为人知，但在他的最后一部作品中，对公共辩论中使用的某些实践进行了激烈的攻击。“平台谬误”在于宣称如果另一个人不同意自己的立场，那么他必然有某些其他信念以某种方式使他的观点无效。我对 Crisparkle 先生的平台谬误演讲进行了全面分析，将他提供的每个例子与目前非正式逻辑研究中公认的谬误做法进行了比较，并讨论了狄更斯将不同实例组合在一起如何影响论证理论。