logical fallacy Flashcards
(13 cards)
Ad populum
Emotional appeal using positive or negative concepts rather than real issue
Straw man
Over simplify opponents argument
Appeal to pity
When the arguer tries to get the audience to feel bad for them
Missing the point
You talk about irrelevant things that don’t match the argument
Red herring
Irrelevant topic is given to change the topic
Post hoc
Believing that something happened because something else happened to cause it
Appeal to ignorance
Using lack of evidence as proof that your argument is right
Slippery slope
Chain reaction of events occurring with final consequence being extreme
False dichotomy
Only given 2 choices when there is more than 2 options
Appeal to authority
If something is said to be true you believe it is true
Ad hominem
Attacking character
Hasty generalization
Making a generalization about something based on one example
Weak analogy
When an analogy is used to prove or disprove an argument when analogy has nothing to do with it