fallacy Flashcards

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ad popuium

A

making the audience adhere to the writers writing

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2
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adhominem

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like the appeal to authority

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3
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tuquoque

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focus our attention on people rather than on arguments or evidence

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appeal to pitty

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when the arguer tries to get people to accept a conclusion by making them feel sorry

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5
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appeal to ignorance

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no effidence but the author wants you to agree anyways

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6
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straw man

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making our own argument is to appreciate and respond to the on going argument

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7
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red herring

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arguer goes on a tangent to distract the audience from the sole issue of whats at steak

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8
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false dictiotomy

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in false dichomy the arguer sets

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9
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fallacies of relevance

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appeal to evidence or exsamples that are not related to the argument at hand

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10
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appeal to force

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use force to change peoples oppioun

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11
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genetic fallacy

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racism due to geography, race, and ethnic orgin

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12
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personal attack

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un equal belief in a person according to what they are in life

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13
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abusive

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to argue somebodies statement must be false or dangerous because of the beliefs

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14
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circumstantial

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proving somebodies argument wrong cause of past events in there life

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15
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argumentum ad populum

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using appeal to popular assent by arousing and enthusiasm of the multitude rather then building an argument

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16
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bandwagon approach

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since the majority of people are doing it why shouldn’t I

17
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patriotic approach

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it asserts ones belief in ones country and when you disagree you are un patriotic

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snob approach

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thinking you are better then everybody so you are in a select few of people who may do what they want

19
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appeal to tradition

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a thought since past generations have done it and it has worked that is right

20
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appeal to improper authority

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beliefs in un reliable sources because of feeling

21
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appeal to emotion

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an emotional appeal what would be logical issues during a debate

22
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argument from abverse consequences

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falsely implacateing that a argument is wrong cause it would create negative results

23
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argument from personal incredulity

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saying somebody is wrong because you cant comprehend it