Fallacies , claims , evidence Flashcards
(25 cards)
Red herring
1,2 skip a few
Ad hominem
Insult towards
Faulty analogy
Poor comparison
Strawman
Ridicule argument
Either / or
Only two solutions
Hasty generalization
Quick decision without evidence
Circular reasoning
Repeated claim
Post hoc
One doesn’t cause the other thing
Appeal to false authority
Non expert
Bandwagon
Join in on something everyone else is doing
Scare tactic
Frighten
Personal evidence
Personal experience
Ancedotes stories
About other people that you’ve observed
Current events
What’s happening at the moment
Expert opinion
Knowledge that has been published by experts
Quantitative evidence
Represented in numbers
Induction
Arrange an argument/ specific cases and draw conclusion
Deduction
Moves in the opposite direction from general statement to a specific conclusion
Logical
Bad stuff in a argument caused by faulty reasoning or incorrect use of evidence
What is an argument ?
Process of reasoned inquiry and rational discards seeking common ground
What is a claim
An assertion that puts forward a proposition that states the argument main idea or proposition
Claim of fact
Something that is true or false
Claim of value
Something that is good or bad , right or wrong , valuable or non valuable etc
Claims of policy
Anytime you propose a change
