Commin Logical Fallacies Flashcards

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Hasty Generalization

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Written based the argument on insufficient evidence

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Non sequitur

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It doesn’t follow

Writers conclusion is not necessarily a logical result of the facts.

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Begging the questions

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Writer presents as truth what is supposed to be proven by the facts.

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Red herring

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Writer introduces an irrelvant point to divert the readers attention from the main issues

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Post hix ergo propter hoc

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After this therefore because of this

False cause and effect

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Argument “ad hominem” (“do the man”)

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Writer attacked the opponents character rather than the opponents argument

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False Authority

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Uses authority but isn’t indorse

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Argument “ad populum” (“to the people”)

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Writer evades the issues by appealing to the readers emotional reactions to certain subjects

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Circular reasoning

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Restates the same argument

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Either/Or

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Writer tries to convince the readers that there are only two sides to an issues one right, one wrong

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Hypostatization

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Writer uses an abstract concept as if it were a concrete reality

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Bandwaggon appeal

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Writer tried to validate a point by intimating that everyone else believes this

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Straw man

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Writer selects the oppositions weakest on most insignificant point to argue against to divert the readers attention from the main point

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Faulty analogy

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Writer uses an extended comparison as proof of a point

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Quick fix

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Writer leans too heavily on catchy phrases or empty slogans.

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