Exam Flashcards
what is subjectivsm ?
basing an argument on personal beliefs
What is an appeal to majority
Appealing to popular belief and opinion also known as the “band wagon” fallacy
What is an appeal to emotion>?
the dog shelter commercials its hoping someone will follow your ideology based on emotions
What is an appeal to force
the appeal to force is an attempt to get someone to adopt a conclusion basis of a threat and not evidence
What is an appeal to authority
It is a fallacy of accepting the information from authority when there is an absence of sufficient informantion
what is inconsistency
inconsistency is accepting the conclusion of an argument that has self contradictory statements
what is a strawman argument
misinterpreting someones position or a competitors product to make it easier to attack them or claim ones own product as superior
What is ad hominiem ?
An irrelevant attack on an opponent rather than on the form and content of their argument
what is guilt by association?
a form of ad hominin
what is fallacy of composition?
it is a fallacy where people assume the because most of an item is made of something the whole is made of the same thing
what is fallacy of division ?
fallacy of division is where most parts of something have a property
