Test 2 Flashcards

1
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As populum

A

Appeal to popular vote

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2
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Complex question

A

“When have you stopped beating your wife”

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3
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Straw man

A

Say their argument in weaker form
Have them agree
Destroy weaker version

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4
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Amphibole

A

Phrasing it right

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5
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Slippery slope

A

If this then THIS

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6
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Red harring

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Sudden change of subject

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7
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Poisoning the well

A

Attack the person before they speak

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8
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False dichotomy

A

Either this or this

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9
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Hasty generalization

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Draw a conclusion from limited evidence

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10
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Ad Ignorantiun

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Not true just because there is no evidence against it

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11
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No true Scotsman

A

No true person would _________

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12
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Begging the question

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Circular reasoning

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13
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False cause

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One thing cases another

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14
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Appeal to pity

A

What about the children

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15
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Tu quoque

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Appeal to hypocrisy

-you did do this

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16
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Gamblers

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Think past events effect the future when it’s up to chance

17
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Fallacy Fallacy

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Just because you use a fallacy doesn’t mean your argument is wrong

18
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Ad Hominem

A

Attack person not argument

19
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Rule 1.

A

3 terms only!

20
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Rule 2.

A

Middle turn must be distributed

-in first 2 lines

21
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Rule 3

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No term may be distributed in conclusion unless it is distributed in premis

22
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Rule 4.

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No convulsion from 2 particular premises

-some and some

23
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Rule 5.

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No conclusion from 2 negative premises

24
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Rule 6.

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If premis is -, conclusion must be -