Test 2 Flashcards
As populum
Appeal to popular vote
Complex question
“When have you stopped beating your wife”
Straw man
Say their argument in weaker form
Have them agree
Destroy weaker version
Amphibole
Phrasing it right
Slippery slope
If this then THIS
Red harring
Sudden change of subject
Poisoning the well
Attack the person before they speak
False dichotomy
Either this or this
Hasty generalization
Draw a conclusion from limited evidence
Ad Ignorantiun
Not true just because there is no evidence against it
No true Scotsman
No true person would _________
Begging the question
Circular reasoning
False cause
One thing cases another
Appeal to pity
What about the children
Tu quoque
Appeal to hypocrisy
-you did do this
Gamblers
Think past events effect the future when it’s up to chance
Fallacy Fallacy
Just because you use a fallacy doesn’t mean your argument is wrong
Ad Hominem
Attack person not argument
Rule 1.
3 terms only!
Rule 2.
Middle turn must be distributed
-in first 2 lines
Rule 3
No term may be distributed in conclusion unless it is distributed in premis
Rule 4.
No convulsion from 2 particular premises
-some and some
Rule 5.
No conclusion from 2 negative premises
Rule 6.
If premis is -, conclusion must be -
