Unit 4 Academic Vocabulary Flashcards
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Ethical fallacy
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Unreasonable attack on the writers own authority or character
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Emotional fallacy
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Unfairly appeals to a persons emotions
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Ad hominem
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A fallacy that is a personal attack on a character to distract from the argument
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Testimonial
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A statement in support of a particular truth,fact, or claim
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Exaggeration
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A fallacy in which there is an overstatement of more than is true
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Stereotyping
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A fallacy that applies broad generalizations to a person or group which are often untrue
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Appeal to authority
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Agreeing to an argument simply based on another person who may not be fully qualified
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Categorical claim
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A fallacy in which a claim is based on another person who may not be fully qualified
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Explicit message
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Very specific or clear to understand
