A 35 Flashcards

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Arguing for a counterproductive course of action

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Advancing a position that contains an inherent contradiction

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Ambiguous word usage

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Appealing to popular opinion

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Appealing to opinion

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Ad hominem (motives)

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Ad hominem (focusing on proponents)

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Appealing to emotion

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Attempting to refute a principle by demonstrating that the necessary condition can exist without the sufficient condition

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Attempting to refute a probabilistic claim with a limited number of counterexamples

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Attempting to establish a correlation by focusing on only one of the things being compared

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Attempting to refute a conditional statement by demonstrating that the sufficient condition has not been met

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Assuming that a trait is manifested

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Assuming that a relationship is directly proportional

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Assuming that many not implies not many

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Assuming that what is true of a whole is true of its parts

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Assuming that what is true of all of the parts is true of the whole itself

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Assuming that what is true of some of the parts of a whole is true of the whole itself

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Assuming temporal continuity

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Assuming that a causal relationship exists between two things that could have both been caused by something else

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Assuming that survey responses are accurate

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Assuming that a temporal sequence implies a causal relationship

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Assuming that two things are mutually exclusive

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Assuming that a statement is true because a statement that contradicts it is false

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Assuming that a claim is false merely because another claim contradicts it

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Assuming that a premise of an argument is false because the argument’s conclusion is false

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Assuming that an effect is intended

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Assuming that those who hold a belief also believe its implications

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Assuming that desiring something implies desiring its consequences

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Assuming that a view is incorrect if its proponents act counter to it

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Assuming that the greatest part is a member of the greatest whole

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Assuming that the greatest part of the greatest whole is the greatest overall part

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Assuming that the greatest plurality is a majority

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Assuming that an effect cannot be reduced by a counteracting factor

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Assuming that a course of action is feasible