Fallacies Flashcards
Red herring
1,2 skip a few
Ad hominem
Insult the person
Faulty analogy
Poor comparison
Straw man
Ridicule the argument
Either/or
Only 2 options
Hasty generalization
Quick decision without evidence
Circular reasoning
The evidence repeats the claim
Post hoc
One doesn’t cause the other
Appeal to false authority
Not really an expert
Band wagon appeal
Joining in
Scare tactics
Scare people so they listen
Argument
a process of reasoned inquiry and rational discourse seeking common ground.
Claim
An assertion that puts forward a proposition that states the arguments main idea or position
Claims of fact
Asserts that something is not true or not true
Claims of value
Argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong.
Claims of policy
Purpose a change
Personal experience
Something you experienced
Anecdotes
Story about people you’ve observed been told about or researched.
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