Agruments Flashcards
1
Q
red herring
A
skips a topic/avoid
2
Q
Ad Herring
A
insults the person
3
Q
Faulty Analogy
A
poor comparison
4
Q
Strawman
A
ridicules
5
Q
Either/Or
A
only 2 options
6
Q
Hasty generalization
A
quick decision with no evidence
7
Q
Circular reasoning
A
repeating the claim
8
Q
Post Hoc
A
Incorrect to claim. One does not cause the other
9
Q
Appeal False Authority
A
Not an expert
10
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Bandwagon appeal
A
joining in
11
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Argument
A
a process of reasoned
12
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Claim
A
states the argument’s main idea
13
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3 Types of Claim
A
-Fact
-Value
-Policy
14
Q
Fact
A
something is true or not true
15
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Value
A
something is good or bad
16
Q
Policy
A
Propose a change
17
Q
Anecdotes
A
stories about other people
18
Q
Current Events
A
-Information
-Keeping up with what’s going on
19
Q
Historical Info
A
knows from research
20
Q
Expert Opinion
A
relying on the scientific method
21
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Quantitative Evidence
A
numbers, graphs, charts, etc
