Kahoot Chapter 5 Flashcards
A premise is
The sentence that is proven or supported in an argument
LF: the main witness in the case said the defendant is innocent, but that dude is a criminal
Ad hominem
LF. After the crowd started chanting, the tam played better
Post hoc/false cause
LF. He thinks cost over 500 should be punished 4 allowing emissions that cause global warming
Strawman
LF. If we use one more can of hairspray this month, the world as we know it will cease to exist
Slippery slope
LF. The school handbook is never wrong. What it says is the truth.
Begging the ?
LF. Following someone’s logic all the way to the end to show the absurdity of their argument
Reduction ad absurdum
LF. Either we must ban X or the American way of life will collapse.
Black or White
LF. So when did you decide to stop using alternative medicines?
Loaded question
LF. It is really the youth who understood the need for a youth pastor
Poisoning the well
LF. Democrats think big government is the answer to every problem
Strawman
Deductive arguments move from general to specific.
True or false
True
Inductive arguments are conclusive. True or false
False
In order for an argument to be valid it has to correspond to reality
False
A deductive argument is only true if it’s premises are true
True