informal fallacies Flashcards
1
Q
ipse dixit
A
illegitimate authority
2
Q
ad populum
A
appeal to the masses
3
Q
ad baculum
A
illegitimate appeal to force
4
Q
ad hominem
A
verbal attack on a person rather than their argument
5
Q
bulverism (genetic fallacy)
A
dismissing an argument simply by pointing out why the person came to believe it
6
Q
tu quoque
A
“yeah? you do it too”
7
Q
ad ignorantiam
A
appeal to a lack of information; an argument from silence
8
Q
chronological snobbery
A
reject/affirm because of how old/new
9
Q
equivocation
A
changing the meaning of a term
10
Q
accent
A
emphasis on a specific word that changes the meaning of a sentence
11
Q
amphiboly
A
when the grammar is such that the sentence is misunderstood
12
Q
composition
A
what is true of the parts must be true of the whole
13
Q
division
A
what is true of the whole must be true of the parts
