Fallacys Flashcards
Ad Hominem Abusive
Distinguished by an attack of alleged character flaws instead of the Persons argument
Tu Quoque
Avoiding the issue at hand by claiming the other is a hypocrite
Poisoning the well
Occurs when a person is attacked before they have a chance to present their case
Ad Hominem Circumstantial
When the argument is objected based on a person’s circumstances of their life
Appeal to people
Occurs when an argument manipulates the need to for group belonging so person can accept the conclusion
Appeal to pity
Relies on mercy or pity for support of conclusion
Appeal to to fear/force
Using harmful consequences to force acceptance of a cause of action
Accident
When a rule or generalization is inappropriately applied to the cause at hand
Hasty Generalization
Argument that relies on a small small sample
Composition
The mistaken transfer of an attribute of the individual parts of an object
Biased sample
Argument that uses a non representative same as support for a statistical claim for entire population
False clause
Just because one even occurred before another event the first even must’ve cause the second
Slippery slope
Argument that attempts to connect a series of occurrences that link to the inevitable
Begging the question
When the premise is reworded. (2) when when a set a statement seem to support each other
Complex question
Occurs when a single question has a hidden assumption