AP Running notes (188-191)

Question 1

Anecdotal Fallacy

Answer 1

Using a personal experience or an isolated example instead of sound reasoning.

Question 2

Fallacy of Accent

Answer 2

Specific type of ambiguity that arises when the meaning of a sentence is changed by placing an unusual prosodic stress, or when in a passage it is let unclear where the emphasis is supposed to fall on.

Question 3

Appeal to Ignorance

Answer 3

Happens when one individual utilizes another individual’s lack of information on a specific subject as proof that his or her own argument is right.

Question 4

Appeal to Authority

Answer 4

Instead of concentrating on the benefits of an argument, the arguer will attempt to append their argument to an individual of authority to give the argument more credit.