LF List 1

Question 0

Red herring

Answer 0

When the arguer tries to distract the audience from what’s really at stake

Question 1

Post hoc (false cause)

Answer 1

Assuming B comes after A, A caused B - not always

Question 2

Reductio ad absurdum

Answer 2

Basically, a mode of argument that shows your opponents argument to an absurd conclusion

Question 3

Non sequitur

Answer 3

“It does not follow”- argument in which it’s conclusion does not follow from it’s premise
=I hear the rain falling outside my window;therefor the sun is not shining

Question 4

Begging the question

Answer 4

Circular logic or circular reasoning

Ex-this painting is trash because it is worthless=this painting is worthless because it is worthless