Fallacies Flashcards

1
Q

Misrepresenting an arguement

A

Strawman

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2
Q

Attacking a person instead of their logic

A

Ad hominem

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3
Q

drawing a conclusion from a couple instances

A

false generalization

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4
Q

an argument is true because authority or a trusted figure

A

appeal to authority

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5
Q

supporting an argument by threatening negative consequence

A

appeal to fear

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6
Q

because A happened before B, A caused B

A

post hoc ergo propter hoc

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7
Q

assuming that two things being connected is them causing eachother

A

correlation

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