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11 Cards in this Set
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ad hominem
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attacking a person's motive or character instead of his/her argument
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ad populum
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the use of emotionally-charged words to sway the reader's opinion
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ad verecundiam
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the use of an authority figure in a reference to the argument; implies that authoritative supports the argument when he/she may not
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begging the question
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presenting a premise as if it were a fact when it is debatable
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either/or fallacy
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asserts that a situation can have only two possible outcomes, one of which is definitely preferable
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hasty generalization
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basing a conclusion on too little evidence
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non sequitur
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an attempt to relate two or more ideas which are not related; one idea does not logically connect to the next
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oversimplification
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trying to provide a simple solution to a complex problem
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post hoc
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the assumption that an earlier event causes a later event, when there may be no connection between them
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red herring
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something that is used to distract the audience's attention from the real issue
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misleading statistics
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the use of statistical evidence in order to mislead
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