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18 Cards in this Set
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Hasty Generalization
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fallacy which the advocate moves too quickly from the example to generalization without sufficient rationale
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Ad Hominem
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an attack on the advocate rather than the advocates argument
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Post HOC
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"After this therefore, because of this"
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Slippery Slope
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a false appeal to the inevitability of an undesirable outcome if a first step is taken
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Ad Populum
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an false appeal to "the people"
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Straw Man Fallacy
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advocate presents a weak argument of an opponent and in refuting it characterizes all of the opposing arguments as equal spurious
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Ad Ignorantiam
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Advocate challenges another to refute his or her argument rather than offer grounds in support of the claim
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Composition
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Advocate argues that what is true of a part is true of a whole
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Division
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advocate argues that what is true of the whole is true of the component parts
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False Dichotomy
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advocate makes a claim that the argument is split into only two alternatives "either-or fallacy"
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Analogy
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Advocate implies one thing is like another
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Sign
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advocate too quickly draws a conclusion from a limited number of signs
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Casual Generalization
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Advocate falsely applies general principles to a specific case
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Fear
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False appeal to the need for safety
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Pity
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False appeal to sympathy
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Tradition
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False appeal to the way things have been done
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Begging the question
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advocate restates the claim as grounds for the claim
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Tu Quoque
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means literally "you're another"
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