Fallacies Flashcards

1
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Ad hominem

A

To the man

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2
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Post hoc

A

Correlation and causality

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3
Q

Appeal to pity

A

Emotional appeal

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4
Q

Equivocation

A

Ambiguous terms

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5
Q

Non sequitur

A

Disconnect between premise and conclusion

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6
Q

Straw man

A

Putting up a false thing to attack

-extreme viewpoints

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7
Q

Begging the question

A

Premise assumes conclusion is true

-circular logic

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8
Q

Slippery slope

A

One thing leads to another and then the world blows up

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