Fallcies

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What is a Fallacy

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An error in reasoning that occurs in arguments or statements

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What is a formal fallacy

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When there is a flaw in the structure of an argument making it invalid

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What is an informal fallacy

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Problems with the content or context of an argument (The story doesnt match the facts)

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What is an undistributed middle

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When the word connecting two sentences is not talking about what it should and messes up the reasoning

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denying the antecedent

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If something is this way it means something else must have happened.

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What is affirming the consequent

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If something happened then that means something inevitably happened before.

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What is affirming a disjunct

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If one choice in a “This or that” situation is wrong that means the other one is inevitably the right choice.

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When the conclusion is not related to the argument or statement

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Fallacy of relevance

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When an arguer implies harm will come to someone if they do not get their way

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Appeal to force

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When the arguer tries to make you feel sorry for them or their situation

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Appeal to pity

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When the arguer tries to get you to do something because other people are doing it

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Appeal to people

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Almost like an appeal to the people but tries to get you to do something because a crowd of people are doing it.

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Appeal to the crowd

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When the arguer tries to make you scared or anxious of an outcome so you will believe them

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Appeal to fear

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When the arguer believes that because lots of people believe or do something it might be right or true

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bandwagon fallacy

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When the arguer tries to appeal to your pride to manipulate your response

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Appeal to vanity

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When the arguer tries to persuade you to believe their point because it makes you better than everyone else.

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Appeal to snobbery

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When an arguer tries to persuade you something is right because it has been done for a long time

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Appeal to tradition

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Attacking the original arguer based on their character, intelligence, or personal attributes.

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Argumentum ad hominem

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Creating a generalization about something or some people because of actions by people within a certain group.

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Accident

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Creating a different argument from the main argument to make the arguers argument look weak

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Straw man

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Responding to the argument or conclusion with something that does not relate to the main topic at hand

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Missing the point

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Introducing irrelevant topics into an argument to draw attention away from the main argument.

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Red herring

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An argument that lacks strong or convincing evidence.

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Weak induction

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when the arguer tries to support their argument with an unqualified person with a different specialty

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Appeal to unqualified authority

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when an argument or statement has no evidence or knowledge to support it

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Appeal to ignorance

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When an assumption is made through an argument about a large group of people

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Hasty generalization

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An argument or statement that makes assumptions or judgements without taking the time to investigate or consider differences about a group of people

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lazy generalization

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Creating an argument or statement based on evidence but not taking into account the opposite view or approach

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Forgetful induction

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When an argument or statement concludes that the first event inherently cause the second

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False cause

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Occurs when an argument or statement says that the conclusion happened because of an event that happened before the conclusion thus assuming the first event caused the second

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Post Hoc

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When there is no relation between the event and the outcome

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Non cause pro causa

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When an argument or statement concludes that the conclusion only has one important factor but there are multiple factors that can lead to the conclusion

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Oversimplified cause

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When an argument or statement states that past events somehow have an effect on future events

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Gamblers fallacy

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An argument that assumes if one step is taken it will set of a chain reaction of unwanted events

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Slippery Slope

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When the argument compares two things that are in no way alike

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Weak Analogy

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Contain unwarranted assumptions or presumptions

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Fallacies of presumption

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When the evidence of the argument or statement provides reasoning for itself

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Begging the question

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When a question poses a presumed answer or reality

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Complex question

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Presenting an argument that only consists of two possible outcomes.

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False dilemma (Dichotomy)

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When the argument or statement only present certain facts to support the arguer.

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Suppressed Evidence

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When something can be understood in multiple different ways

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Fallacies of ambiguity

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When the meaning of a term or word changes mid statement or argument

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Equivocation

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when a statement or argument can be interpreted in multiple different ways

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Amphiboly

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The argument or statement assumes something is true of an entire group though it may not be the case

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Fallacies of illicit transference

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generalization from part of the group to whole

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Composition

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Generalization from Whole group to part

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Division

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Argues something is true because it cant be proven false

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Argument from silence

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Argues that a position is false because of the details of its creation

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Genetic fallacy

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The statement made by the arguer does not live up to the standards of the argument

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Self-referential incoherence

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When the arguer values the information for their argument over information that is not the same as theirs.

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Confirmation bias

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A set of beliefs about the fundamental guides of realities that guides how you interpret your experiences and live your life

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Worldview