Logical Fallacies Flashcards
In logic and rhetoric, personal attacks are called ______. _______ is Latin for “against the man.”
Instead of advancing good sound reasoning, ________ replace logical argumentation with attack language unrelated to the truth of the matter
Ad Hominems
In the _____ fallacy, someone attacks a position the opponent doesn’t really hold.
This fallacy can be unethical if its done on purpose, deliberately mischaracterizing the opponent’s position for the sake of deceiving others
Straw Man
This line of reasoning fails by limiting the options to two when there are in fact more options to choose from
False Dilemma/False Dichotomy
The _______ fallacy suggests that unlikely or ridiculous outcomes are likely when there’s just not enough evidence to think so.
Slippery Slope
This occurs when a person’s argument is just repeating what they already assumed beforehand, and it’s not arriving at any new conclusion
Circular Argument
This fallacy leads to general statements without sufficient evidence to support them
Hasty Generalization
This is a distraction from the argument typically with some sentiment that seems to be relevant but isn’t really on topic
Red Herring
This fallacy represents any logical breakdown when identifying a cause
Causal Fallacy
This fallacy happens when we misuse authority
Appeal to Authority
The _____ fallacy assumes something is true, right, or good because other people agree with it
Bandwagon Fallacy
This fallacy asserts that a proposition is true because it has no yet been proven false OR a proposition is false because it has not yet been proven true
Appeal to ignorance
This ____ fallacy is an attempt to assign emotion to an argument. It aims to provoke certain feelings from an audience that may sway they beliefs towards a certain topic
Sentimental Fallacy/Appeal
