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Causation - Base Rate Fallacy Flashcards

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Ignoring normal pre-existing rate when trying to determine causal change

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Philosophy - Fallacy - 22 informal fallacies (31 decks)

Overview - informal fallacies - Chapter 5 - Critical Thinking

Subjectivist Fallacy (truth is independent of belief & feelings)

Genetic Fallacy

Ad Hominem Fallacy (when character Is irrelevant)

Appeal to Emotions Fallacy

Appeal to Force Fallacy

Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy (absence of evidence)

Appeal to Novelty Fallacy (allure of a new idea)

Appeal to the People Fallacy (because others believe It)

Appeal to Unqualified Authority Fallacy

Fallacy of Accident (fire) (principal held generally)

False Dilemma Fallacy (incomplete choices)

Semantic And Syntactic Fallacies (multiple meanings)

Begging the Question Fallacy (presupposing conclusion)

Question Begging Sentences (loaded question)

Missing the Point Fallacy (irrelevant conclusion)

Fallacy of Composition (great players = great team)

Fallacy of Division (great team = great players)

Is-Ought Fallacy (inference from facts to values)

Appeal to Tradition Fallacy (is-ought to not change)

Quoting Out of Context Fallacy (switched meaning)

Red Herring Fallacy (distract - irrelevant premise)

Straw Man and Fidelity Fallacy (unfaithful Refutation)

Hasty Fallacization Fallacy (principal of charity)

Causation - Post Hoc - After, Because - fallacy

Causation - Cum Hoc - Accidental - Fallacy

Causation - Simpson’s Paradox - Data Sets - Fallacy

Causation - Gambler’s Fallacy

Causation - Base Rate Fallacy

Causation - Slippery Slope Fallacy

Hasty Generalization Fallacy

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