Types Of Fallacies Flashcards
Hasty generalization
Jumps to conclusions without sufficient evidence
False cause
Hey speaker mistakenly assumes because one event follows the other the first event caused the second
Invalid analogy
And analogy much the two cases being compared are not essentially a like
Bandwagon
Fallacy which assumes that because something is popular therefore it is correct
Red herring
Fallacy to introduce is an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
Ad Hominem
Attacks a person rather than dealing with the issue in dispute
Either or
Fallacy that forces listeners to choose between two alternatives when more than to exist
Slippery slope
A fallacy which assumes that taking it first that will lead to subsequent steps I cannot be prevented
Appeal to tradition
Fallacy which assumes that something old is automatically better than something new
Appeal to novelty
Fallacy which assumes that something new is automatically better than something old