Fallacies Flashcards
1
Q
Straw Man
A
Refuting an opponent’s argument in an impression to make it fit you’re argument.
2
Q
Hasty Generalization
A
A claim based on evidence that is too small.
3
Q
Either/Or
A
Presenting two opposing options in a situation, in such a way that those are the only options.
4
Q
Post Hoc
A
When one reasons that since an event occurred before another, that the first event caused the other.
This is not always the case
5
Q
Slippery Slope
A
An argument that assumes consequences will inevitably occur as a result of one event, based on a chain of effects.
6
Q
Ad Hominem
A
A topic discussion at hand that’s avoided, instead attacking the person making the argument not the argument itself.
