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7 Cards in this Set
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Red Herring
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Avoiding the question by introducing something irrevelent into an argument
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Ad hominem
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Attacking the opponents character, or his motives for believing something, instead of disproving his argument
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Genetic Fallacy
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Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it
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Tu Quoque
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Dismissing someone's viewpoint on an issue because he is inconsistent in that very thing
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Faulty Appeal to Authority
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An appeal to someone who has no special knowledge in the area being discussed
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Appeal to the People
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When we claim our viewpoint is correct becaus many other people agree with it
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Straw Man
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Changing or exaggerating an oppenent's position or argument to make it easier to refute
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