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11 Cards in this Set
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Thin-entering wedge fallacy
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one instance can cause a major incident
ex. Butterfly and hurricane |
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Primary fallacies
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A) The premise is incorrect
B) the conclusion isn't valid |
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Ad hominem
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A) abusive
B) circumstantial |
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Repetition
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Repetition
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Argument from false cause
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Just because something happened before an even doesn't mean it caused the even
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Begging the question
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Answering a question with what the question is saying
ex. All rabbits are mammals because all rabbits are mammals |
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Irrelevant Conclusion
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An argument set to establish one conclusion instead states another conclusion
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Equivocation
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aka Amphibily, aka vagueness
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Fallacy by composition
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To assume attributes of parts of a whole apply to the whole itself
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Reification
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Just because something has a name doesn't mean it exists
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Naturalistic fallacy
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the idea if it's natural, it's good
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