141-160 Flashcards

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Onerous

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burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome, causing hardship

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Discretion

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cautious reserve in speech, ability to make responsible decisions

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Burgeon

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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Axiom

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a universally recognized principle

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Ubiquitous

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adjective- existing everywhere at the same time, constantly, wide-spread

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Disabuse

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to undeceive, to set right

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Heretical

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violating accepted dogma or convention

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Vilify

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to defame, to characterize harshly

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Dogmatic

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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

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Perennial

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recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly

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Fallacy

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is an erroneous argument dependent upon an unsound or illogical convention. There are many fallacy examples that we find in everyday conversations

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Appeal to Ignorance

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happens when one individual utilizes another individuals lack of information on a specific subject as proof that his or her own particular argument is right

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Appeal to Authority

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“argument from modesty” instead of concentrating on the benefits of an argument to an individual of power or authority, in an effort to give trustworthiness to their argument

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Appeal to Popular opinion

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when somebody asserts that a thought or conviction is correct, since it is the thing that the general population accepts

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Association Fallacy

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sometimes called “guilt by affiliation” this happens when somebody connects a particular thought or issue to something or somebody negative, so as to infer blame on another individual

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Attacking the Person

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regarded as “argument ad hominem” (argument against the man) this is a common fallacy used during debates, where an individual substitutes a rebuttal with a personal insult

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Begging the Question

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Conclusion of content is accepted as a student of the inquiry itself

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Circular Argument

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error is committed when an argument takes its evidence from an element inside the argument itself, instead of from awn outside source

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Relationship implies causation

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“cum hoc ergo propter hoc” deception in which individual making the contention joins 2 occasions that happen consecutively, and accepts the one created or caused the other

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False Dilemma/Dichotomy

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this sort of error happens when somebody presents their argument in such a way that 2 conceivable alternative left

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Illogical Conclusion

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somebody attests a conclusion that doesn’t follow from suggestions or facts

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Slippery Slope

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one contends that an minor movement will and great and frequently ludicrous conclusions

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Sylloquism Fallacy

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also be used to form incorect conclusions that are odd it is a false argument as it implies an incorrect conclusion

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Fallacies of Revelance

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fallacies appeal to evidence or examples that are not relevant to the argument at hand

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Appeal to Force

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argument uses force, the threat of force, or some other, unpleasant backlash to make the audience accept a conclusion. It commonly appears as a last resort when evidence or rational arguments fail to convince a reader

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Genetic Fallacy

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claim that an idea, product, or person, must be untrustworthy bc of its racial, geographic, or ethnic origin