Logical Fallacy

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Hasty generalization

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This oversimplifies the complexities that would arise with a wider sample of evidence

Question 1

Ad hominem

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Attacking the person rather than the argument of issue

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False dilemma

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Present the issue as an either or situation that suggests that only two alternatives exist even though there might be other solutions or explanations

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Reductio ad adsurdum

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Refuting an argument by making an idea and attitude seem irrational by exaggerating or extending it’s logical consequences to the point of ridiculousness often for satiric effect

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Post hoc

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Implying that because one event follows another the first is the cause of the second

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Slippery slope

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Predicting that taking one step will lead inevitably to the 2nd more undesirable step with out providing proof that this will occur

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Faulty emotional appeal

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Appealing to emotions when they are irrelevant to the argument draw attention away from the issue or conceal another purpose

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Loaded words

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Using words with strong emotional associations positive or neg sway to audience

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Bandwagon appeal

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You should do something because everyone else is doing it

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Ad populum

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Appealing to the prejudices or shared beliefs or attitudes of the audience and assuming that therefore evidence isn’t necessary

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Appeal to traditions

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The tradition should continue to exist

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Plain folks appeal

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Using images of average people to make you want to vote for a candidate or to buy a product

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Snob appeal

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Using wealthy people beautiful people and women to help promote a product

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Faulty use of authority

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Attempt to bolster claims by citing expert opinions when the expert is removed from his or her area of expertise

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False analogy

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Creating a comparison and using it as proof while ignoring the important dis similarities between the 2 things being compared

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Card staking

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Deliberating presenting an argument in a way that only shows one sides evidence and suppressed or other perspectives

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Non sequitur

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Using a statement that does not logically follow from a previous statement

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Red herring

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argument is one that distracts the audience from the issue in question through the introduction of some irrelevant point

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Genetic fallacy

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Rejecting an argument based on it’s origins rather than on it’s own merits or accepting it rejecting an argument based on others who endorse or reject it