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14 Cards in this Set
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Question Begging |
Talking in circles; when the premise and conclusion say the same thing |
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False Dilemma |
When you are given only 2 options, yet you can identify a third |
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Ad Hominem |
Attacking the person rather than what the person is trying to say |
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Red Herring |
Diverting attention from the argument at hand |
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Appeal to authority |
Just because a person in authority says something doesn't mean it's true |
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Appeals to Pity |
When a person intends to evoke pity so a conclusion is accepted |
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Appeal to Popularity |
Just because the viewpoint is popular doesn't mean it's true |
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Straw person |
Twisting someone's words |
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Slippery Slope |
Exaggerate the bad consequences likely to result from accepting an idea or practice (future tense) |
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Hasty Generalization |
When a person reaches a general conclusion after witnessing a few examples that support the conclusion |
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Weak analogy |
Bad comparison |
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False cause |
Past tense when a person unjustifiably believes one event caused another |
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Appeal to ignorance |
Thinking something is true because no one proved it false or thinking something is false because no one proved it true |
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Subjective fallacy |
When the truth or falsity of a statement is independent of personal opinion and the person claims that the matter is only a matter of opinion |
