Chapter 6 - Fallacies Of Weak Induction

Question 0

Appeal to ignorance

Answer 0

An attempt to establish some statement P by claiming that its negation has not been proven

Question 1

Appeal to authority

Answer 1

Someone’s opinion is cited, and there is no reason that that person is an authority in the relevant subject area

Question 2

False dichotomy

Answer 2

Arguer attempts to establish a conclusion P by arguing that the only two options P and Q, Q is false or unacceptable

Question 3

Slippery slope

Answer 3

Argument tries to establish P, to either do or not do something, by claiming that ~P will lead to Q, R and S

Question 4

False cause

Answer 4

Arguer claims that there is a casual relationship between A & B when there’s only a correlation

Question 5

Hasty generalization

Answer 5

Ways it can go wrong

1. Sample size is too small
2. Sample is biased