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BOOK I.—: FALLACIES OF THE INS. - Jeremy Bentham, The Works of Jeremy Bentham, vol. 10 (Memoirs Part I and Correspondence) [1843]

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The Works of Jeremy Bentham, published under the Superintendence of his Executor, John Bowring (Edinburgh: William Tait, 1838-1843). 11 vols. Vol. 10.

Part of: The Works of Jeremy Bentham, 11 vols.

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BOOK I.—

FALLACIES OF THE INS.

Part I.—

Fallacies, applying to men’s fears.

Ch. I. (1.) Hobgoblin-crier’s, or Anarchy-crier’s, or Jacobin-crier’s, or Innovation-Denouncer’s argument.

Ch. II. (2.)What’s-at-the-bottom? or, the-Devil’s-behind argument.

Ch. III. (3.) Official-malefactor’s shift; or, Official-malefactor-screener’s device. Attack us, you attack Government.

Ch. IV. (4.) Accuser-scarer’s device; or, Failure-of-proof-and-calumny-confounder’s device; or, Escape-and-Innocence-confounder’s argument. Infamy must attach somewhere.

Part II.—

Fallacies, applying to men’s self-diffidence.

Ch. I. (1.) Authority-worshipper’s; or, Blind-confidence-preacher’s device or argument.

Ch. II. (2.) Ancestor-worshipper’s argument; or, Chinese argument; or argument in the Chinese style.

Ch. III. (3.) Precedent-worshipper’s; or, Where’s-your-precedent-crier’s argument.

Ch. IV. (4.) Importance-and-difficulty-trumpeter’s argument.

Ch. V. (5.) Browbeating-ignorance-professor’s; or, Browbeating-ignoramus’s, or self-stultifier’s argument.

Ch. VI. (6.) Paradox-brandisher’s device.

Ch. VII. (7.) Vaguely-insulting-vituperator’s argument. Wild, absurd, visionary, and senseless!

Part. III.—

Fallacies, applying to men’s self-diffidence—continued.

Anti-rational Fallacies.

Ch. I. (1.) Practical-man’s; or, Blind-horse’s; or, Thought-scorner’s; or, Reason-abjurer’s argument.

Ch. II. (2.) Impracticability-crier’s argument. Too good to be practicable!

Ch. III. (3.) Universal-corruption-pleader’s; or, Hope-destroyer’s argument. Let them mend themselves.

Ch. IV. (4.) Excellence-abhorrer’s; or, Perfectibility-denier’s; or, Meliorability-denier’s argument.

Ch. V. (5.) Self-contradicting-wiseacre’s; or, Shame-candid-knave’s argument. Good in theory—bad in practice.

Part IV.—

Fallacies, applying to men’s superstitions.

Ch. I. (1.) Posterity-chainer’s; or, Eternal-bar-pleader’s; or, Unalterable-Institution-pleader’s device.

Ch. II. (2.) Jepthah’s-vow-pleader’s; or, Oath-pleader’s device.

Ch. III. (3.) Allegorical-personage-worshiper’s; or, Allegorical-personage-trumpeter’s device.

Part. V.—

Fallacies, applying to men’s indolence and indifference.

Ch. I. (1.)All-hush-without-doors argument; or, Hold-still argument; or, Nobody-grumbles argument.

Ch. II. (2.) Anti-preventionalist’s; or, Suffer-first argument.

Ch. III. (3.) General-prosperity-pleader’s; or, Vicarious-comfort-preacher’s; or, Vicarious-relief-preacher’s; or, Happy-all-but-you! argument; or, What-signifies-it?; or, Nevermind-it! argument; or, Sham-consoler’s argument.

Ch. IV. (4.) Procrastinator’s-shift; or, By-and-by; or, Wait-a-little; or, Not-just-now; or, To-morrow’s-time-enough argument.

Ch. V. (5.) Snail’s-pace-preacher’s; or, Graduality-preacher’s argument.