logical fallacy Flashcards

(13 cards)

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Ad populum

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Emotional appeal using positive or negative concepts rather than real issue

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Straw man

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Over simplify opponents argument

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Appeal to pity

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When the arguer tries to get the audience to feel bad for them

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Missing the point

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You talk about irrelevant things that don’t match the argument

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Red herring

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Irrelevant topic is given to change the topic

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Post hoc

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Believing that something happened because something else happened to cause it

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Appeal to ignorance

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Using lack of evidence as proof that your argument is right

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Slippery slope

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Chain reaction of events occurring with final consequence being extreme

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False dichotomy

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Only given 2 choices when there is more than 2 options

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Appeal to authority

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If something is said to be true you believe it is true

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10
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Ad hominem

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Attacking character

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Hasty generalization

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Making a generalization about something based on one example

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Weak analogy

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When an analogy is used to prove or disprove an argument when analogy has nothing to do with it

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