Week 2 Flashcards
WHEN YOU ATTACK THE CHARACTER OF THE PERSON YOU’RE ARGUING WITH INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE ACTUAL POINTS OF THE ARGUMENT
Ad Hominem
WHEN A PERSON IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ARGUMENT INTRODUCES ANOTHER TOPIC TO DISTRACT FROM WHAT’S BEING DISCUSSED
Red Herring
WHEN YOU ONLY PICK THE BITS OF EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT. AND IGNORE THE REST OF THE EVIDENCE THAT GOES AGAINST YOUR ARGUMENT
CHERRY PICKING
WHEN YOU GREATLY EXAGGERATE A PERSON’S ARGUMENT TO MAKE IT LOOK RIDICULOUS AND ILLOGICAL
Straw Man Fallacy
WHEN YOU ACCEPT SOMETHING AS THE TRUTH BECAUSE THE PERSON WHO SAID IT HOLDS A HIGH POSITION OF AUTHORITY
Appeal To Authority
WHEN YOU ARE PERSUADED OF SOMETHING BECAUSE THE PERSON USES EMOTIONAL ARGUMENTS INSTEAD OF EVIDENCE
APPEAL TO PITY
WHEN YOU JUST KEEP REPEATING YOUR ARGUMENT DIVER AND OVER INSTEAD OF PROVIDING BETTER EVIDENCE
ARGUMENT BY REPETITION
WHEN YOU ACCEPT SOMETHING AS THE TRUTH BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ARE ALSO BELIEVING IN IT
BANDWAGON FALLACY
Traditio means tradition. Advancing an idea since it has been practice for a long time.
Appeal to Tradition
Ignorantiama Latin word for ignorance. Whatever has been proven false must be true and vice versa
Appeal to Ignorance
This fallacy is committed when one reaches a generalization based on insufficient evidence
Hasty Generalization
Assuming that the effect is related to a cause because both events occur one after the other.
Cause and Effect
Infers that something is true of a part, is true of a whole
Fallacy Composition
Infers that something is true of the whole, must also be true on its parts
Fallacy of Division
Using the same term in a different situation with different meaning
Fallacy of Equivocation
