Logical Fallacies Flashcards
a personal attack towards a person instead of their argument
Ad Hominem
when someone connects an opponent to a bad group to undermine their argument
Guilt by Association
someone whose authority in a certain domain is substantially flawed
False Authority
refuting an argument different from the one actually discussed
Straw Man
bandwagon…self explanatory
Bandwagon Appeal
flattery….self explanatory
Flattery
appealing to the shared position of a large group
In-crowd Appeal
making a huge claim based on evidence that is too small
Hasty Generalization
they don’t directly say what the threat is
Veiled Threat
two things are alike in one way so they must be alike in some other respect
False Analogy
an argument’s premises assume the truth of the conclusion
Begging the Question
when you try to make something simpler by ignoring certain relevant complexities
Oversimplification
the assumption that because one event preceded another event, they must be related
Post Hoc Fallacy
a statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument
Non Sequitur
either or…self explanatory
Either-or-Fallacy
