Chapter 33 New

Question 1

Arguing for a position on the basis that negative consequences will follow if a person does not accept the position.

Answer 1

appeal to force/fear

Question 2

Fallacy of attempting to persuade people by stirring powerful emotions rather than making a logical case.

Answer 2

appeal to emotion

Question 3

Persuading people to accept a position by generating sympathy for those who hold the position.

Answer 3

appeal to pity

Question 4

Fallacy of appealing to the unknown; specifically when a person argues that a claim is probably true simply because it has never been proven false.

Answer 4

appeal to ignorance

Question 5

A guess; an inference formed without proof or with insufficient evidence.

Answer 5

conjecture