vocab 5 Flashcards

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polarization

A

putting people and ideas in very strict binary categories

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slippery slope

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anticipates a series of events without logical reason just a huge cause and effect chain

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strawman

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a misrepresentation of the debate, the person sets up and then attacks a position is not actually being debated

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4
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tu quoque

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answering criticism with criticism

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