141-160 Flashcards
Onerous
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome, causing hardship
Discretion
cautious reserve in speech, ability to make responsible decisions
Burgeon
to grow rapidly or flourish
Axiom
a universally recognized principle
Ubiquitous
adjective- existing everywhere at the same time, constantly, wide-spread
Disabuse
to undeceive, to set right
Heretical
violating accepted dogma or convention
Vilify
to defame, to characterize harshly
Dogmatic
expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
Perennial
recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly
Fallacy
is an erroneous argument dependent upon an unsound or illogical convention. There are many fallacy examples that we find in everyday conversations
Appeal to Ignorance
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
Appeal to Authority
“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
Appeal to Popular opinion
when somebody asserts that a thought or conviction is correct, since it is the thing that the general population accepts
Association Fallacy
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
Attacking the Person
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
Begging the Question
Conclusion of content is accepted as a student of the inquiry itself
Circular Argument
error is committed when an argument takes its evidence from an element inside the argument itself, instead of from awn outside source
Relationship implies causation
“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
False Dilemma/Dichotomy
this sort of error happens when somebody presents their argument in such a way that 2 conceivable alternative left
Illogical Conclusion
somebody attests a conclusion that doesn’t follow from suggestions or facts
Slippery Slope
one contends that an minor movement will and great and frequently ludicrous conclusions
Sylloquism Fallacy
also be used to form incorect conclusions that are odd it is a false argument as it implies an incorrect conclusion
Fallacies of Revelance
fallacies appeal to evidence or examples that are not relevant to the argument at hand
Appeal to Force
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
Genetic Fallacy
claim that an idea, product, or person, must be untrustworthy bc of its racial, geographic, or ethnic origin