3. Fallacies Of Weak Induction

Question 1

Fallacies of weak induction

Answer 1

Premises may be relevant to conclusion, but supply insufficient support for the conclusion

Question 2

Appeal to unqualified authority

Answer 2

Arguer cites and untrustworthy authority

Question 3

Appeal to ignorance

Answer 3

Premises report that nothing is known or proved about some subject, and then a conclusion is drawn about that subject

Question 4

Hasty generalization

Answer 4

General conclusion drawn from an atypical sample

Question 5

False cause

Answer 5

Conclusion depends on a nonexistent or minor casual connection

Oversimplified cause
Gamblers fallacy

Question 6

Slippery slope

Answer 6

Conclusion depends on an unlikely chain reaction of causes

Question 7

Weak analogy

Answer 7

Conclusion depends on a defective analogy (similarity)