Logical Fallacies Flashcards
Appeal to Authority
A questionable authority at best
Appeal to popularity
Mere or simple popularity is not sufficient or enough warrant or reason to buy a product or vote for a candidate
Ad hominem (mudslinging)
Irrelevant facts
Traditional wisdom
Traditions are not always good
Two wrongs make a right
One wrong does not justify a second wrong
Irrelevant wisdom
Truth from the past to apply to a current situation
Hasty conclusion
A true premise but insufficient evidence to warrant the conclusion
Questionable premise
Questionable premise
Suppressed evidence
Omitting evidence that is contradictory to your argument
Ambiguity
Where you change the meaning of the word while pretending to be consistent with that definition
Slippery slope
A series of questionable causal connections
Appeal to ignorance
Absence of contrary evidence does not prove the truth of your position
Begging the question
Circular reasoning, Using the conclusion you hope to prove as a premise to reach said conclusion
False dilemma
False appearance of only two options
False analogy
False comparison
Strawman
Exaggerated facts
Questionable classification
Twist or distort the definition of a word or phrase to create a false category
Small sample
Not enough people to warrant the conclusion
Unrepresentative sample
Biased sample
Plain folks
False identification with common people in order to appeal to them
