A pooh-pooh (also styled as poo-poo) is a fallacy in informal logic that consists of dismissing an argument as being unworthy of serious consideration.[1] Scholars generally characterize the fallacy as a rhetorical device in which the speaker ridicules an argument without responding to the substance of the argument.[2] It has been characterized as a form of a straw manfallacy, where an argument is described as inherently worthless or undeserving of serious attention.[3] Some authors have also described the fallacy as the act of "ridicul[ing]" an argument as though it were "a myth",[4] and some characterize it as the act of dismissing an argument "with insults without responding to its substance in any way".[2] Other authors describe the fallacy as the act of dismissing an argument "with the wave of a hand".[5] Some sources also suggest the fallacy is an expression that involves "sneer[ing]",[5] "ridicule",[1] or "malicious comments about the proponent of the argument".[2]Some authors also suggest the term originated as a "representation of the act of spitting in sign of contemptuous rejection".[6] There is no evidence of a relationship with the slang word for feces.
See also
Look up pooh-pooh in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
pooh, pooh, other, uses, disambiguation, pooh, pooh, also, styled, fallacy, informal, logic, that, consists, dismissing, argument, being, unworthy, serious, consideration, scholars, generally, characterize, fallacy, rhetorical, device, which, speaker, ridicule. For other uses see Poo poo disambiguation A pooh pooh also styled as poo poo is a fallacy in informal logic that consists of dismissing an argument as being unworthy of serious consideration 1 Scholars generally characterize the fallacy as a rhetorical device in which the speaker ridicules an argument without responding to the substance of the argument 2 It has been characterized as a form of a straw man fallacy where an argument is described as inherently worthless or undeserving of serious attention 3 Some authors have also described the fallacy as the act of ridicul ing an argument as though it were a myth 4 and some characterize it as the act of dismissing an argument with insults without responding to its substance in any way 2 Other authors describe the fallacy as the act of dismissing an argument with the wave of a hand 5 Some sources also suggest the fallacy is an expression that involves sneer ing 5 ridicule 1 or malicious comments about the proponent of the argument 2 Some authors also suggest the term originated as a representation of the act of spitting in sign of contemptuous rejection 6 There is no evidence of a relationship with the slang word for feces See also Edit Look up pooh pooh in Wiktionary the free dictionary Hasty generalization Appeal to ridicule List of fallaciesReferences Edit a b Munson Ronald Black Andrew 2016 The Elements of Reasoning Cengage Learning p 257 ISBN 1305886836 a b c Virginia Tech Intellectual Prop 1999 Language and Logic Kendall Hunt Publishing Company p 119 ISBN 0787262439 See e g Munson Ronald Black Andrew 2016 The Elements of Reasoning Cengage Learning pp 149 257 ISBN 1305886836 Dwight Joyce Ingle 1976 Is It Really So A Guide to Clear Thinking Westminster Press p 115 ISBN 0664247830 a b Stanley Maurice 2002 Logic and Controversy Wadsworth p 98 ISBN 0534573789 Wedgwood Hensleigh 1859 Dictionary of English Etymology Vol 1 p xiv ISBN 9781230255484 This logic related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pooh pooh amp oldid 1127860361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
