mythology Flashcards
Hasty generalization
Jumping to a conclusion with little info
Slippery Slope
One small step leads to a chain of events that ends with something big/bad with no proof
Circular reasoning
Using what your trying to prove as proof
Oversimplification
Making something complicated look simple by ignoring whats involved
Red Herring
Bringing something off-topic to distract from the real argument
Ad Hominem
When you ignore the argument and start attacking the person who made the argument
Bandwagon
When you think something is true just because many people believe in it
False Cause
When you think one thing caused another just because it happened first
Strawman
When you pretend someone’s argument is something easy to knock down
Post Hoc
One event seems to be the cause of a later event just because it happened earlier
Cause/Effect
When two or more things are connected by stating that one causes another
Analogy
When you use something to explain a complex situation by showing how simple it can be (comparing something)
Repetition
When you repeat a word to make a stronger impact
Understatement
The expression of an idea as less important than it actually is
Appeal to Authority
The speaker states an important event or person to give importance to the argument
