Eristische Dialektik Flashcards
TEst (38 cards)
Key Indicators:
Opponent’s claim is exaggerated or misrepresented before rebuttal.
Example:
‘We should regulate industry waste.’ → ‘So you want to shut down factories?’
Tactic Name: The Extension
Core Mechanism: Turns a specific claim into an extreme version to refute it more easily.
Defense Strategy:
Stay calm and repeat the original phrasing. Ask them to quote you exactly.
Key Indicators:
Shifts meaning of a term mid-argument.
Example:
‘Faith is important in love.’ → ‘So you reject science?’
Tactic Name: Ambiguity / Equivocation
Core Mechanism: Exploits words with multiple meanings to twist the argument.
Defense Strategy:
Clarify definitions. Ask: ‘What exactly do you mean by that word?’
Key Indicators:
Uses a narrow case to support a universal claim.
Example:
‘This tax helped in Norway’ → ‘So socialism works everywhere?’
Tactic Name: Hasty Generalisation
Core Mechanism: Treats a specific case as proof of a general rule.
Defense Strategy:
Ask for broader evidence. Point out contextual differences.
Key Indicators:
Opponent’s claim is exaggerated or misrepresented before rebuttal.
Example:
‘We should regulate industry waste.’ → ‘So you want to shut down factories?’
Tactic Name: The Extension
Core Mechanism: Turns a specific claim into an extreme version to refute it more easily.
Defense Strategy:
Stay calm and repeat the original phrasing. Ask them to quote you exactly.
Key Indicators:
Shifts meaning of a term mid-argument.
Example:
‘Faith is important in love.’ → ‘So you reject science?’
Tactic Name: Ambiguity / Equivocation
Core Mechanism: Exploits words with multiple meanings to twist the argument.
Defense Strategy:
Clarify definitions. Ask: ‘What exactly do you mean by that word?’
Key Indicators:
Uses a narrow case to support a universal claim.
Example:
‘This tax helped in Norway’ → ‘So socialism works everywhere?’
Tactic Name: Hasty Generalisation
Core Mechanism: Treats a specific case as proof of a general rule.
Defense Strategy:
Ask for broader evidence. Point out contextual differences.
Key Indicators:
Opponent’s claim is exaggerated or misrepresented before rebuttal.
Example:
‘We should regulate industry waste.’ → ‘So you want to shut down factories?’
Tactic Name: The Extension
Core Mechanism: Turns a specific claim into an extreme version to refute it more easily.
Defense Strategy:
Stay calm and repeat the original phrasing. Ask them to quote you exactly.
Key Indicators:
Shifts meaning of a term mid-argument.
Example:
‘Faith is important in love.’ → ‘So you reject science?’
Tactic Name: Ambiguity / Equivocation
Core Mechanism: Exploits words with multiple meanings to twist the argument.
Defense Strategy:
Clarify definitions. Ask: ‘What exactly do you mean by that word?’
Key Indicators:
Uses a narrow case to support a universal claim.
Example:
‘This tax helped in Norway’ → ‘So socialism works everywhere?’
Tactic Name: Hasty Generalisation
Core Mechanism: Treats a specific case as proof of a general rule.
Defense Strategy:
Ask for broader evidence. Point out contextual differences.
Key Indicators:
Opponent’s claim is exaggerated or misrepresented before rebuttal.
Example:
‘We should regulate industry waste.’ → ‘So you want to shut down factories?’
Tactic Name: The Extension
Core Mechanism: Turns a specific claim into an extreme version to refute it more easily.
Defense Strategy:
Stay calm and repeat the original phrasing. Ask them to quote you exactly.
Key Indicators:
Shifts meaning of a term mid-argument.
Example:
‘Faith is important in love.’ → ‘So you reject science?’
Tactic Name: Ambiguity / Equivocation
Core Mechanism: Exploits words with multiple meanings to twist the argument.
Defense Strategy:
Clarify definitions. Ask: ‘What exactly do you mean by that word?’
Key Indicators:
Uses a narrow case to support a universal claim.
Example:
‘This tax helped in Norway’ → ‘So socialism works everywhere?’
Tactic Name: Hasty Generalisation
Core Mechanism: Treats a specific case as proof of a general rule.
Defense Strategy:
Ask for broader evidence. Point out contextual differences.
Key Indicators:
Opponent’s claim is exaggerated or misrepresented before rebuttal.
Example:
‘We should regulate industry waste.’ → ‘So you want to shut down factories?’
Tactic Name: The Extension
Core Mechanism: Turns a specific claim into an extreme version to refute it more easily.
Defense Strategy:
Stay calm and repeat the original phrasing. Ask them to quote you exactly.
Key Indicators:
Shifts meaning of a term mid-argument.
Example:
‘Faith is important in love.’ → ‘So you reject science?’
Tactic Name: Ambiguity / Equivocation
Core Mechanism: Exploits words with multiple meanings to twist the argument.
Defense Strategy:
Clarify definitions. Ask: ‘What exactly do you mean by that word?’
Key Indicators:
Uses a narrow case to support a universal claim.
Example:
‘This tax helped in Norway’ → ‘So socialism works everywhere?’
Tactic Name: Hasty Generalisation
Core Mechanism: Treats a specific case as proof of a general rule.
Defense Strategy:
Ask for broader evidence. Point out contextual differences.
Key Indicators:
Opponent’s claim is exaggerated or misrepresented before rebuttal.
Example:
‘We should regulate industry waste.’ → ‘So you want to shut down factories?’
Tactic Name: The Extension
Core Mechanism: Turns a specific claim into an extreme version to refute it more easily.
Defense Strategy:
Stay calm and repeat the original phrasing. Ask them to quote you exactly.
Key Indicators:
Shifts meaning of a term mid-argument.
Example:
‘Faith is important in love.’ → ‘So you reject science?’
Tactic Name: Ambiguity / Equivocation
Core Mechanism: Exploits words with multiple meanings to twist the argument.
Defense Strategy:
Clarify definitions. Ask: ‘What exactly do you mean by that word?’
Key Indicators:
Uses a narrow case to support a universal claim.
Example:
‘This tax helped in Norway’ → ‘So socialism works everywhere?’
Tactic Name: Hasty Generalisation
Core Mechanism: Treats a specific case as proof of a general rule.
Defense Strategy:
Ask for broader evidence. Point out contextual differences.
Key Indicators:
Opponent’s claim is exaggerated or misrepresented before rebuttal.
Example:
‘We should regulate industry waste.’ → ‘So you want to shut down factories?’
Tactic Name: The Extension
Core Mechanism: Turns a specific claim into an extreme version to refute it more easily.
Defense Strategy:
Stay calm and repeat the original phrasing. Ask them to quote you exactly.
Key Indicators:
Shifts meaning of a term mid-argument.
Example:
‘Faith is important in love.’ → ‘So you reject science?’
Tactic Name: Ambiguity / Equivocation
Core Mechanism: Exploits words with multiple meanings to twist the argument.
Defense Strategy:
Clarify definitions. Ask: ‘What exactly do you mean by that word?’
Key Indicators:
Uses a narrow case to support a universal claim.
Example:
‘This tax helped in Norway’ → ‘So socialism works everywhere?’
Tactic Name: Hasty Generalisation
Core Mechanism: Treats a specific case as proof of a general rule.
Defense Strategy:
Ask for broader evidence. Point out contextual differences.
Key Indicators:
Opponent’s claim is exaggerated or misrepresented before rebuttal.
Example:
‘We should regulate industry waste.’ → ‘So you want to shut down factories?’
Tactic Name: The Extension
Core Mechanism: Turns a specific claim into an extreme version to refute it more easily.
Defense Strategy:
Stay calm and repeat the original phrasing. Ask them to quote you exactly.
Key Indicators:
Shifts meaning of a term mid-argument.
Example:
‘Faith is important in love.’ → ‘So you reject science?’
Tactic Name: Ambiguity / Equivocation
Core Mechanism: Exploits words with multiple meanings to twist the argument.
Defense Strategy:
Clarify definitions. Ask: ‘What exactly do you mean by that word?’
Key Indicators:
Uses a narrow case to support a universal claim.
Example:
‘This tax helped in Norway’ → ‘So socialism works everywhere?’
Tactic Name: Hasty Generalisation
Core Mechanism: Treats a specific case as proof of a general rule.
Defense Strategy:
Ask for broader evidence. Point out contextual differences.
