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Logical Fallacies Flashcards

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Ad Hominem

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  1. Person A makes claim X.
  2. Person B makes an attack on person A.
  3. Therefore, X is false.

“Ad Hominem” means “against the man” or “against
the person”.

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Appeal to Authority

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  1. Person A is (claimed to be) an authority on subject S.
  2. Person A makes claim C about subject S.
  3. Therefore, C is true.
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Appeal to Belief

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  1. Most people believe that claim X is true.

2. Therefore, X is true.

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Appeal to Common Practice

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  1. X is a common action.

2. Therefore, X is correct/moral/justified/reasonable, etc.

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Appeal to Emotion

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  1. Favorable emotions are associated with X.

2. Therefore, X is true.

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Appeal to Fear

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Appeal to Flattery

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Appeal to Novelty

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Appeal to Popularity

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Appeal to Ridicule

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Appeal to Spite

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Appeal to Tradition

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Bandwagon

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Begging the Question

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Biased Sample

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Composition

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Division

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False Causal Relationship

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False Dilemma

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Genetic Fallacy

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Guilt by Association

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Middle Ground

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Pointing at Others

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Repetition

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Smoke Screen

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Spotlight

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Straw Man

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Ad Hominem Tu Quoque

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  1. Person A makes claim X.
  2. Person B asserts that A’s actions or past claims are inconsistent with the truth of claim X.
  3. Therefore, X is false.

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