Fallacies by Principle Flashcards
Principle 1: The Fallibility Principle
Dogmatism, Invincible Ignorance, Wishful Thinking
Principle 2: The Truth-Seeking Principle
Cherry-Picking Evidence, Appeal to Consequences, Confirmation Bias
Principle 3: The Clarity Principle
Equivocation, Ambiguity, Vagueness
Principle 4: The Burden-of-Proof Principle
Argument from Ignorance, Shifting the Burden of Proof, Special Pleading
Principle 5: The Principle of Charity
Straw Man Fallacy, Misquoting Out of Context, False Dichotomy
Principle 6: The Structural Principle
Circular Reasoning (Begging the Question), Contradictory Premises, Denying the Antecedent
Principle 7: The Relevance Principle
Red Herring, Ad Hominem, Genetic Fallacy
Principle 8: The Acceptability Principle
Appeal to Questionable Authority, Slippery Slope, False Dilemma
Principle 9: The Sufficiency Principle
Hasty Generalization, Anecdotal Evidence, Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
Principle 10: The Rebuttal Principle
Ignoring Counterevidence, Poisoning the Well, No True Scotsman
Principle 11: The Suspension-of-Judgment Principle
Appeal to Ignorance, False Compromise, Argument to Moderation
Principle 12: The Resolution Principle
Moving the Goalposts, Ignoring Resolution Criteria