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 ====== Al-Ghazali Argumentation ======
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+==== Authored by Frank Redmond, 2006 ====
 There is no doubt that al-Ghazali's argumentation is weak, ineffective, and only truly convincing to the already convinced. For not only are his arguments 'bad', they are deceptive and try to seduce the reader into believing what is clearly a badly constructed argument through the use of rhetorical tricks and lucid language. Al-Ghazali, to his credit, appeals more the ears and the eyes than to the mind, but as we know, sometimes it is difficult to think past the facade to find the kernel. The goal of this essay is to see past al-Ghazali's philosophical facade in order to unearth the truth and expose his weaknesses. I will be using four different, yet related, arguments put forth by al-Ghazali, along with his proofs for them so we can deconstruct his proofs by either pointing out the one or two fatal flaws found inherently in the argument itself, or by showing the incompleteness of what he is trying to prove and why it falls short of a cogent argument.