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23 Cards in this Set
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Ad ignorantiam
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A fallicious form of though which follows the principle: because a claim has not been proven to be false, it must be true.
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Ad populum
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A fallicious form of thought which follows the principle: because a claim has been generally accepted to be true, it must be true.
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Argumentum ad hominem
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A fallicious form of thought which follows the principle: a claim is rejected because of some personal characteristic of the person putting forward a claim.
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Hasty generalisation
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A fallicious form of thought which follows the principle: making a generalisation on the basis of an inadequate set of cases.
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One sided assessment
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A fallicious form of thought which follows the principle: only dealing with the arguments for a proposition, or only dealing with the arguments against a proposition.
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Petitio principii
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A fallicious form of thought which follows the principle: use in an argument a proposition that the conclusion is supposed to establish.
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Slippery slope
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A fallicious form of thought which follows the principle: one step in a particular direction will inevitably and unavoidably lead to the whole distance being covered
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False dilemma
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A fallicious form of thought which follows the principle: two opposing alternatives presented as the only possible alternatives.
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Genetic fallacy
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A fallicious form of thought which follows the principle: When an idea is accepted or rejected based on its source rather than its merits.
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Fallacy fallacy
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A fallicious form of thought which follows the principle: A claim is supported by a fallacious argument, therefore the claim cannot be valid.
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Post hoc ergo propter hoc
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A fallicious form of thought which follows the principle: X happened after Y, so X must have caused Y.
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What does this mean?
P . Q |
P and Q
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What does this mean?
P Ξ Q |
If and only if P then Q
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What does this mean?
P v Q |
P or Q
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What does this mean?
P -> Q |
If P then Q
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What does this mean?
~ P |
Not P
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What is a substantive question?
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Questions aimed at developing a deeper understanding of a topic.
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What is a procedural question?
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Questions which explore the structure of the logical thought behind something.
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What is inference?
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Extrapolating a logical conclusion from known premises.
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What is a proximate cause?
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The direct cause of an effect.
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What is an ultimate cause?
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The initial cause which triggered the casual chain.
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What is equivocation?
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Miss use of the ambiguity of words.
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According to Harry Frankfurt, what is ********?
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******** misrepresents what the ******** artist is up to irrelevant of truth or lies.
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