LP 8 Flashcards
extenuating
adj
lessen apparent serious of something
circumstances
turpitude
noun
lack or morality
moral turpitude
adversity
noun
difficulties
opulent
adj
extreme wealth
abstain
verb
to refrain from doing somethin
amiable
adj
friendly
asylum
noun
place of refuge/retreat (security)
capacious
adj
spacious
callaborate
verb
to work jointy
nonchalant
adj
easy unconcern
chill
incarnadine
adj verb
having pinkish color skin
to make skin pink (plush)
prattle
verb noun
empty talk, meaningless talk
to talk, meaningless talk
Bifurcation
- Bifurcation: Reducing possibilities to only two
Slippery Slope
The prediction of catastrophe based on a series of links started by one particular act
False Cause
Turns a coincidence or a correlation into a cause
Hasty Generalization:
Hasty Generalization: Concludes too much from too little
Sweeping Generalization
Sweeping Generalization: Misapplies a true principle to a situation that is exceptional
Red Herring
Red Herring: Presents an irrelevancy to distract from the original issue