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17 Cards in this Set
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Ad Hominem |
The person's motives or character are questioned, rather than the logic of their argument. |
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Strawman |
A misrepresentation of the argument is proven false, therefore the actual argument is assumed false. |
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Appeal to Force |
Something bad will happen if __________ |
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Appeal to the people |
You will be accepted/valued if you believe this (or shunned if you don't). |
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Appeal to Pity |
An agreement gained from pity
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Appeal to Ignorance
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It hasn't been proven, therefore it must be false
or it hasn't been proven false, therefore it is true |
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Unreliable Authority |
When an argument is based off of one person's assertion, when that person is not an expert on a subject relevant to the argument |
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Red Herring |
Something related but not relevant to the argument (used to change the topic)
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Misleading Precision |
Statistics or numerical data that do not support the conclusion
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Equivocation |
When a word is used twice in an argument, but has a different meaning the second time than the first |
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Amphiboly |
A word or phrase that can be misinterpreted due to poor sentence structure or grammar |
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Composition |
A part of a whole has attribute X, therefore the whole should have attribute X
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Division |
The whole has attribute X, therefore each individual must have attribute X
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Begging the Question |
When an argument assumed the point to be proved
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False Dilemma
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When there are only two options to choose from, but are not the only possibilities |
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False Cause Fallacy
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When one possible cause of a phenomenon is assumed to be the cause, although there is no reason to exclude the other possible causes
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Complex Question |
Asking a question that wrongly presupposes a conclusion alluded to in the question
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