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Assuming that the conclusion is proven because people in general believe it to be true. |
Appeal to the People (Argumentum ad Populum) |
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Exploits people's vanities and desires for justification for a conclusion. |
Appeal to the people (Argumentum ad Populum) |
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The majority of people like soda. Therefore, soda is good. |
Appeal to the People (Argumentum ad Populum) |
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Mistaking a purely temporal sequence for a casual connection. |
False Cause (Post Hoc) |
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After he broke the bedroom mirror yesterday morning, he had a car accident that afternoon. Indeed, breaking a mirror is bad luck. |
False Cause (Post Hoc) |
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Drawing a general or universal conclusion from insufficient particular cases. |
Hasty Generalization |
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All High school students are irresponsible. |
Hasty Generalization |
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Assuming the thing to be true that you are trying to prove. It is circular. |
Begging the Question (Petitio Principii) |
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Stating or assuming as a premise is the very thing that should be proven in the conclusion |
Begging the question (Petitio Principii) |
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God exists because the bible says so. The bible is inspired. Therefore, we know that God exists. |
Begging the question (Petitio Principii) |
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Giving two choices when, in actuality, there could be more choices possible. |
False Dilemma |
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Producing an argument about a weaker representation of the truth and attacking it. |
Straw Person |
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The government doesn't take care of the poor because it doesn't have a tax specifically to support the poor. |
Straw person |
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Persuading others by appealing to people who command respect or authority but do not have legitimate in the matter at hand. |
Appeal to Inappropriate Authority (Argumentum ad Verecundiam) |
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Ignoring the issue by appealing to the desires, interests, or passions of the people to get the conclusion accepted |
Appeal to Desire |
