Words 111-120

Question 1

Fallacy

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Question 2

Appeal to Ignorance

Answer 2

one individual utilizes another individuals lack of information on a specific subject to prove that they are right

Question 3

Appeal the Authority

Answer 3

“argumentation verecudia” (argument from modesty); appeal their argument to an individual of power or authority to give trustworthiness to their argument

Question 4

Appeal to Popular Opinion

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somebody asserts that a thought or conviction is correct, since it is the thing that the general population accepts

Question 5

Association Fallacy

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sometimes called “guilt by affiliation” this happens when somebody connects a particular thought or issue to something or somebody negative , so as to infer blame on another individual

Question 6

Attacking the Perosn

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also “argumentation ad hominem” (argument against man) this is a common fallacy used during debates where an individual substitutes a rebuttal with a personal insult

Question 7

Begging the Question

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the conclusion on contention is accepted as a statement of the inquiry itself

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Circular Argument

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also known as “circulus in probando” This error is committed when an argument takes its evidence from an element inside the argument itself, instead of form an outside force

Question 9

Relationship Implies Causation

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Also called “cum hoc ergo propter hoc,” this fallacy is a deception in which the individual making the contention joins two occasions that happen consecutively, and accepts that one created or caused the other.

Question 10

False Dilemma/Dichotomy

Answer 10

Sometimes called “bifurcation,” this sort of error happens when somebody presents their argument in such a way that there are just two conceivable alternatives left