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ENG QUIZ DECEPTIVE APPEALS Flashcards

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This occur when someone makes a broad statement about an entire group, category, or situation based on insufficient evidence or a single example.

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Sweeping Generalization

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This is applying a general rule to a specific situation (w/out evidence)

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Sweeping Generalizations

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e.g. A definition of Filipina in one country is maid.

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Sweeping Generalizations

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This is applying a specific rule to a general situation (w/out evidence)

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Hasty Generalizations

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This is when a sampling is invalid and uses data as a basis or argument in defending a claim.

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Incorrect/Biased Sampling

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Occurs when data or evidence is gathered from a subset of a population or a situation in a way that does not accurately represent the whole.

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Incorrect/Biased Sampling

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A barangay is surveyed on what they think about federalism, and from that barangay, the majority of the people wanted federalism.

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Incorrect/Biased Sampling

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This is when a statement assails the character of the person instead of logical reasoning.

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Argumentum ad Hominem

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She is poor. She does not know about the political issues.

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Argumentum ad Hominem

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This is when a complex issue is only presented with two options, neglecting the other possibilities.

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Either or Fallacy

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Politicians are either corrupt or immoral.

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Either or Fallacy

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This is when two things are compared but do not necessarily resemble the idea of each other

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False Analogy

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e.g. You failed the test just like you failed in your relationship

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False Analogy

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Is when a conclusion is reached using evidence that is quite insignificant.

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Oversimplification

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Suggests a solution (addressing the problem) to a predicament wherein the connection of the two is quite far-fetched in nature.

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Oversimplification

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E.g. Milk can increase one’s physical capacity. Malnourished children prefer junk foods over milk. Therefore, to solve malnourishment, we must feed children more milk.

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Oversimplification

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For example: “All we need to solve the unemployment problem is to create more jobs.”

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Oversimplification

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When a conclusion is made, yet the premise or claim is irrelevant or not connected at all to that of the conclusion.

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Non-sequitur

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is Latin for “not in sequence” because the conclusion is a derailment from the topic at hand

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Non-sequitur

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The conclusion is vaguely supported by the statements in the text.

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Non-sequitur

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e.g.The students prefer writing on board. The writing boards are made of glass. Therefore, it would be a great idea to make notebooks out of glass.

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Non-sequitur

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For example: “All humans need water to survive.” “Therefore, bicycles must be a mode of transportation.”

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Non-sequitur

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This fallacy is committed when a certain event happens and subsequently, another event happens, it is assumed that the previous event caused the latter event. because of the chronological order of the events.

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Post Hoc Ergo Preptor Hoc

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E.g. I dropped my empty wallet on the ground. A thunder occurred shortly after. Therefore, the dropping of an empty wallet caused a thunderstorm.

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Post Hoc Ergo Preptor Hoc

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Is a Latin phrase that translates to “After this, therefore because of this.”

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Post Hoc Ergo Preptor Hoc

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For example: Suppose a student believes that they performed well on their last two exams because they wore their lucky socks.

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Post Hoc Ergo Preptor Hoc

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When an exaggeration of aftermath, consequences, or sequence of events may happen after a certain action.

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Slippery Slope

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The sequence of events following said action, is usually OVER-DRAMTIC and tends to Decline in probability

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Slippery Slope

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E.g. I won’t let my boyfriend go out drinking because he might get too drunk. He will meet a girl prettier than me. That girl will take him to a shady hotel. Yada yada yada. Therefore, I should not let my boyfriend go out.

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Slippery Slope

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This Is done when taking revenge and using what has been done to the injured or hurt person to do the same to the perpetrator.

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Two Wrongs Make a Right

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Oftentimes, the retaliation is done in the same manner as the injury. Think of it as “An eye for an eye”

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Two Wrongs Make a Right

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E.g. Mark threw a stone at me. Therefore, I should also throw a stone at him.

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Two Wrongs Make a Right

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E.g. I just realized that my Prada bag was actually a fenced. If that is the case, next time, I’m going to pay the seller with counterfeit bills.

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Two Wrongs Make a Right

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Is when the evidence used in proving the causality of an event is false

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False Cause

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E.g. A hummingbird rapidly propels wind with its wings. Storms are made of rapid winds. Therefore, a butterfly’s wingbeat can cause a storm.

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False Cause

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Is committed by claiming a statement is true because a large population agrees it is true even if the claim is flawed.

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Argumentum ad Populum

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Another way to think about this is through the “bandwagon” appeal in which people do something or believe in something because everyone else is doing it.

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Argumentum ad Populum

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This is Latin for “appeal to people” or “argument based on population.”

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Argumentum ad Populum

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E.g I like Pepsi because all my friends like it too.

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Argumentum ad Populum

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The “pity play.

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Argumentum ad Misercordiam

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A person appeals through emotions, pity, misery, and sympathy, rather than through facts and solid arguments.

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Argumentum ad Misercordiam

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This is Latin for “argument through misery” or “appeal through misery”

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Argumentum ad Misercordiam

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E.g. “Professor, I deserve an A. Even if I failed all my tests, I deserve an A because I’ve been staying up late every night and I haven’t eaten yet.”

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Argumentum ad Misercordiam

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This is usually seen being used in the American Judiciary.

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Argumentum ad Misercordiam

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How many Argumentim ad’s are there? and what are those?

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-Argumentum ad Hominem
-Argumentum ad Populum
-Argumentum ad Misericordiam

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Is a Latin phrase that translates to “argument against the person” or “argument to the man.”

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Argumentum ad Hominem

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