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11 Cards in this Set
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Appeal to Adverse Consequences |
An argument that concludes a hypothesis to be either true or false based on whether the premise leads to desirable or undesirable consequences |
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False Dichotomy |
A situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only two options, when others are available. |
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Begging the Question |
When an arguments premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it. |
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Ad Populum |
When a proposition must be true because many or most people believe it. |
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Straw Man Argument |
To misrepresent what another person is saying in order to make their position worse. |
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Definist Fallacy |
Defying a term in such a way that makes one’s position much easier to defend. |
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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc |
Since Event Y followed Event X, Event Y must have been caused by Event X. |
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Non Sequitur |
A conclusion or reply that doesn’t follow logically from the previous statement. |
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Slippery Slope Fallacy |
A fallacy in which a course of action leads to additional actions until some undesirable consequence. |
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Confusion of Correlation and Causation |
The assumption that one variable leads to another when correlations between variables are present. |
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Weasel Words |
Words or statements that are intentionally ambiguous or misleading. |
