Logical Fallacies Flashcards
Ad Misericordiam
Appeals to pity/sympathy
Ad Nauseamn
The more than assertion is repeated the more likely it is factual.
Ad Numerum
The more people who believe in an assertion increases the likelihood that it is factual.
Ad Verecundiam
Appeal to authority
Begging the question/Tautology
Argument of circular argument; leaves out a beginning explanation.
Bifurcation/ Black and white thinking
A form of oversimplification; usually both choices are undesirable.
Hasty Generalization
One and thus all
Sweeping generalization
All and thus one
Non sequitur
An argument where a conclusion is drawn from ideas that are not connected to it.
Post Hoc Ergo Propter/ Faulty Causality
A caused B because A happened first.
Weak/False Analogy
Makes a comparison between two things that aren’t really comparable.
Appeal to Traditions
Trying to get someone to accept something because it has been done for a long time
Slippery Slope
Asserts that one event WILL be followed by other usually harmful, events
Ad Hominem
Attacks an individual so that the idea/belief he holds seems less valid.
