Reading And Writing Flashcards
A fallacy wherein one misrepresents someone’s argument by exaggerating or oversimplifying then attacking the distorted version of the original
Example: Person A: I think we need to have more funding for public school education
Person B: So you’re saying we should decrease funding for private schools?
Straw Man Fallacy
A fallacy wherein an argument that claims an initial event will trigger a butterfly effect chain of events leading to an extreme undesirable outcome
Slippery Slope Fallacy
A fallacy wherein a random cause leads to an unrelated effect. Coincidental shets
Post Hoc, Propter Hoc
A fallacy wherein a statement doesn’t logically follow the preceding argument.
Selena Gomez was recently cancelled for her behavior, that is why I removed all Faye Webster songs from my playlists
Non Sequitur
A fallacy wherein an argument is being used to justify itself
Dogs are man’s best friend because they are the best friend of humans
Circular Argument
A fallacy wherein someone judges a person based on their association with an individual or group
Guily by Association
A fallacy wherein one highlights only negative or positive arguments on a topic to align with the arguers bias
Card Stacking
A fallacy wherein someone utilizes pity to persuade the opponent.
(Magpaluoy2)
Appeal to Pity
A fallacy wherein one presents an argument as only having 2 possible options so as to pressure the person to sway the desired way.
Either Or Fallacy
A fallacy wherein someone assumes one circumstance is the norm and applicable to everyone.
Hasty Generalization
A fallacy wherein one believes in a stance or argument because many people also believe in the argument.
Bandwagon Fallacy
A fallacy wherein one attacks the opponent’s character rather than arguing against their stance.
Ad Hominem
