fallaciesa

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a fallacy in simplest terms is

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an incorrect use of logic

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ad populum is basically

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bandwagon

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Misericordiam

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argument appealing to pity

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Red Herring

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attempts to [distract] by shifting attention [away] important issue.

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Non-Sequitur

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This fallacy draws conclusions [from premises ] that do not [necessarily apply .

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False Dichotomy

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The either/ or fallacy that makes the assumption that [there are only two alternatives].

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Straw Person arguments [excessively simplify]

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an opponent’s [view point] to argue against it more easily.

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Begging the Question (Circular Reasoning)

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occurs when a writer assumes that [a statement] is in fact true; such an argument [_].

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Sentimental Appeals

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at an audience’s [view] to the point of [subject], perhaps to keep the audience from [losing interest].

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Equivocation (splitting hairs):

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a statement that is [true] but that [bends] the entire truth.

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A Hasty Generalization

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draws conclusions from [unrelated generalizations].

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Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

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Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

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Ad Ignorantiam

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An appeal to ignorance: an argument that claims something is [ignorant] because there is [ignorantiam ].

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Reductio Ad Absurdum

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Reduction to the absurd: a disproof by showing that [evidence] of the proposition [idea]; or proof of a proposition by showing [evidence] leads to [conclusion].

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Argumentum ad Hominem

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Argument against the person: arguments attack a person’s [character] rather than [reasoning through] the issues.

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Slippery Slope

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when someone makes a claim about a series of events that would lead to one major event, usually a bad event.

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Appeal to Emotion

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(argumentum ad passiones) a logical fallacy characterized by the manipulation of the recipient’s emotions in order to win an argument, especially in the absence of factual evidence.

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Guilt by Association

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occurs when someone connects an opponent to a demonized group of people or to a bad person in order to discredit his or her argument.

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Appeal to Nature

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because something is ‘natural’ it is therefore valid, justified, inevitable, good or ideal.

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False Causation

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occurs when the link between premises and conclusion depends on some imagined causal connection that probably does not exist.

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Appeal to Authority

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(argumentum ad verecundiam) Insisting that a claim is true simply because a valid authority or expert on the issue said it was true, without any other supporting evidence offered.