Fallacys Flashcards

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Ad Hominem Abusive

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Distinguished by an attack of alleged character flaws instead of the Persons argument

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Tu Quoque

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Avoiding the issue at hand by claiming the other is a hypocrite

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Poisoning the well

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Occurs when a person is attacked before they have a chance to present their case

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Ad Hominem Circumstantial

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When the argument is objected based on a person’s circumstances of their life

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Appeal to people

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Occurs when an argument manipulates the need to for group belonging so person can accept the conclusion

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Appeal to pity

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Relies on mercy or pity for support of conclusion

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Appeal to to fear/force

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Using harmful consequences to force acceptance of a cause of action

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Accident

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When a rule or generalization is inappropriately applied to the cause at hand

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Hasty Generalization

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Argument that relies on a small small sample

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Composition

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The mistaken transfer of an attribute of the individual parts of an object

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Biased sample

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Argument that uses a non representative same as support for a statistical claim for entire population

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False clause

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Just because one even occurred before another event the first even must’ve cause the second

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Slippery slope

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Argument that attempts to connect a series of occurrences that link to the inevitable

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Begging the question

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When the premise is reworded. (2) when when a set a statement seem to support each other

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Complex question

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Occurs when a single question has a hidden assumption

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Appeal to ignorance

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A statement must be true if has not been proven otherwise

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Appeal to unqualified authority

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Relies on the opinions of people who have no expertise relevant to the issue

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False dichotomy

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Occurs when assumed that in out two choices are possible , when others exist

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Equivocation

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When the conclusion relies on a intentional or unintentional shift I. The mean of a term or phrase in the premises

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Straw man

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Occurs when the argument is misrepresented in order to creat a new argument. Weak argument

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Red herring

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When the argument is ignored and the opponents have change the subject , diverting the discussion ins new direction

22
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Missing the point

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When premises seem to logically lead to one conclusion but instead leads to a an unexpected.

23
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Misleading precision

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A claim that appears to be STATISTICALLY significant but not.