Agrumentative Fallacies Flashcards
Reason and fallacies
To every reason there is a cause
What is an argumentative fallacies
Pattern of error in reasoning
Fallacy#1 appeal to the person
Example
That is refuting to a claim by simply criticizing the person that makings the claim
Ex: Obama’s health’s Carr policies must be terrible because he used to smoke
Fallacy#2 appeal to popularity
Refuting a claim simply arguing the claim be because a substantial people believe in it
Ex. Of coarse world 2 was justifies everyone think so
Appeal# to tradition ?
Example
Refuting to a claim by simply arguing the claim must be true because it apart of tradition
Ex; accupuncture has used for thousand years so it must be good
Fallacy#4 appeal to ignorance
Example
Refuting to a claim by simply arguing the lack of evidence proves something
Ex. No one has shown that ghost aren’t real, so they must be real
Fallacy#5 appeal to emotional
The use of emotions are premises of an argument
-you should hire me you’ll be sad
Fallacy #6 appeal to false authority
Example
Quoting someone to support your argument but that person is not legitimate authority
Ex.
We should lower taxes since are French teacher supports this policy
Fallacy#7 straw man
Example
Weakening someone’s position so it be early refuted
Ex: because the prime minster wants to please the American president, he thinks we should increase military spending
Fallacy# 8 false dilemma
Example
When they present only two choices when there is more than one options
Example: either we cut social spending or our country will go bankrupt
Fallacy#9 loaded question
Example
A questions that contains
controversial assumptions
Did you stop beating your wife yet?
False analogy
Example
Comparing two things as alike when they are not in fact
Animals harmed by nature versus humans
What type of policy is this space abortion is morally acceptable, since no one really knows when a foetus becomes a human with the rights
This is appeal to ignorance
What type of fallacy is thisAssisted suicide is amorally unacceptable. Just look at Jack, the worlds most famous advocate of assisted suicide. The man painted a picture with his own blood of eating a child was off of the decomposing corpse. Do you really think he is a reilable guide
Appeal to the person
Sex selection is morally unacceptable. Have you read the results of the recent poll asking people what they think about sex selection. You’d the vast majority of people responded think it’s just plain wrong
Appeal to popularity
Abortion is morally unacceptable. Opponents of abortion or wrong to think that a woman has no rights and men should be a lot should be able to tell women what to do with their body
Straw man
Ever since Amniocentesis became widely accessible procedure, woman who is foetus That have been diagnosed with down syndrome have decided to terminate the pregnancy. It has been going on for decades now, so what’s the point we really need to admit that there’s nothing Morally with it
Appeal to tradition
You euthanasia be considered morally acceptable. My grandma is getting old and if she is sick I don’t want to see her get through all those kinds of tests
Appeal to emotions
If we reinstate the death penalty the innocent people die
False dilemma
When are you going to start representing the people who elected you
Loaded question
If you think contraception is morally acceptable, though you have no reason to oppose abortion
False analogy
The legalization of marijuana is good for Canada. After all Justin Trudeau supports it.
False authority
