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Viewpoint

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Stand

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these are statements that support the author’s stand; ARGUMENT

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Claims

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these are proofs to strengthen the author’s claim

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Evidence

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an error in reasoning which weakens an argument

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Fallacy

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arguments opposing a stand

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Counterclaims

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What are the three important facts/elements?

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  1. Stand
  2. Claim, argument
  3. Credible sources
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ERRORS IN REASONING that INVALIDATE AN
ARGUMENT.

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Logical Fallacies

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What are the 22 Logical Fallacies?

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  1. False Dilemma
  2. Appeal to Ignorance
  3. Slippery Slope
  4. Complex Question
  5. Appeal to Force
  6. Appeal to Pity
  7. Appeal to Consequences
  8. Bandwagon
  9. Attacking the Person
  10. Appeal to Authority
  11. Anonymous Authority
  12. Hasty Generalization
  13. False Analogy
  14. Accident
  15. Post Hoc
  16. Wrong Direction
  17. Complex Cause
  18. Irrelevant Conclusion
  19. Straw Man
  20. Affirming the Consequent
  21. Denying the
    Antecede
  22. Inconsistency
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Occurs when an arguer presents
his/her argument as one of only
two options despite the
presence of multiple
possibilities

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False Dilemma

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Occurs when something is
instantly concluded to be true
just because it is not proven to
be false, and vice versa

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Appeal to Ignorance

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Occurs when a series of
increasingly superficial and
unacceptable consequences is
drawn

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Slippery Slope

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Occurs when two or more
points are rolled into one and
the reader is expected to accept
or reject both at the same time,
when one point may be
satisfactory while the other is
not

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Complex Question

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Occurs when a threat, instead of
reasoning is used to argue

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Appeal to Force

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Occurs when the element of
pity is used instead of logical
reasoning

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Appeal to Pity

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Occurs when unpleasant
consequences of believing
something are pointed out to
show that the belief is false

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Appeal to Consequences

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Occurs when an argument is
considered to be valid because
it is what the majority thinks

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Bandwagon

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Occurs when someone tries to
refute an argument by attacking
the character of a person instead
of attacking the ideas of the
argument

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Attacking the Person

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Occurs when the argument
quotes an expert who’s not
qualified in the particular
subject matter

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Appeal to Authority

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The authority in question is not
mentioned or named

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Anonymous Authority

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Occurs when a sample is not
significant enough to support a
generalization about a
population

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Hasty Generalization

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Occurs when a writer assumes
that two concepts that are
similar in some ways are also
similar in other ways

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False Analogy

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Occurs when a general rule is
applied to a situation, even
when it should be an exception

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It is an informal fallacy that states: “Since event A followed event B, event A must have been caused by event B.”

24
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Occurs when the direction between cause and effect is reversed

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Wrong Direction

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Occurs when the explanation for an event is reduced to one thing when there are other factors which also contributed to the event
Complex Cause
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Occurs when the explanation for an event is reduced to one thing when there are other factors which also contributed to the event
Complex Cause
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Occurs when an argument which is supposed to prove something concludes something else instead.
Irrelevant Conclusion
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Occurs when the position of the opposition is twisted so that it is easier to refute
Straw Man
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Any argument of the form: If A is true then B is true; If B is true therefore A is true
Affirming the Consequent
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Any argument of the form: If A is true then B id true; If A is not true then B is not true
Denying the Antecedent
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Occurs when arguments contradict one another
Inconsistency
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“Either you fully devote yourself to company or you quit.”
False Dilemma
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The writer does not talk about the connection between the victim’s killer and his sister, so there must be none.
Appeal to Ignorance
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If we ban computer shops, then students will not be able to do research. And if they do not have tools for research, these students will fail their subjects.
Slippery Slope
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“Have you stopped cheating on exams?”
Complex Question
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“If you do not admit that evolution is not real, we will isolate you from the group.”
Appeal to Force
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“Please do not fire me for being absent all month; I have a sick mother and a special child to support.”
Appeal to Pity
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“You can’t believe that colonialism is bad, because if it were, then we would not be civilized.”
Appeal to Consequences
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"Most Filipinas want to have fair skin because they think they look beautiful. Therefore, having fair skin must be the real standard of beauty."
Bandwagon
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"I cannot accept your argument because, unlike me, you were not educated at Harvard University."
Attacking the Person
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"Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, recommends the effective fabric softening properties of Downy fabric softener."
Appeal to Authority
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"Experts claim that eating peanuts causes pimples."
Anonymous Authority
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"Martha, the foreigner from France is very impolite. French people are mean and rude."
Hasty Generalization
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"Drugs are like massages: they make you feel good."
False Analogy
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"Jaywalking is not allowed, so you should not have done that even when you were being chased by terrorists."
Accident
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"Dina saw cat when they went home. Along the way, they crashed into a tree. The black cat must be the reason why they met an accident"
Post Hoc
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"Liver damage leads to alcoholism."
Wrong Direction
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"We were not able to solve the problem because of limited time, even if all the other groups were able to do so."
Complex Cause
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"We must support the fight for gender equality between men and women. Women have suffered enough violence at home. Violence against women must be stopped."
Irrelevant Conclusion
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"Opponent: We should relax the law governing the allowed smoking areas in the city. Fallacy: We should not do so, because the number of smokers might increase."
Straw Man
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"If you are drinking wine, you have a problem. Therefore, if you have a problem, you are drinking wine."
Affirming the Consequent
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"If you are drinking wine, you have a problem. Therefore, if you are not drinking wine, you do not have a problem."
Denying the Antecedent
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Frank is older than Jake, Jake is older than Noli and Noli is older than Frank
Inconsistency

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