Logical Fallacies Flashcards
What are fallacies?
Common errors in reasoning that illegitimate your argument
How many logical fallacies can be found?
12
What is know as slippery slope?
If A happens, then a lot of events will happened B,C,D until Z happens
Give me an example of slippery slope
If we let him redo the test today, he will want to redo his test all the time
Expain hasty generalization
Making a generalization when missing a lot of information to make it
Example hasty generalization
If you fail your fist examn, you will fail all the other exams
What is a genetic fallacy
Conclusion made due to a person origin, idea or institur determining their character or worth
He is an unfair man bc he is a policemen
Example genetic fallacy
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
A ocurred after B, so B causes A
a black cat crossed my path, and then I got into a car accident
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Explain beginning the question
using the conclusion of an argument to support it
Example beggining the question
Fruits and vegetables are part of a healthy diet. After all, a healthy eating plan includes fruits and vegetables.
What is a circular argument
restates the argument instead of proving it
You must obey the law, because it’s illegal to break the law.
Circular argument
either/or
conclusion that oversimplifies the argument to 2 choices
