philosophy - fallacy - 22 informal fallacies

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Overview - informal fallacies - Chapter 5 - Critical Thinking
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5  cards
Subjectivist Fallacy (truth is independent of belief & feelings)
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8  cards
Genetic Fallacy
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3  cards
Ad Hominem Fallacy (when character Is irrelevant)
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4  cards
Appeal to Emotions Fallacy
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7  cards
Appeal to Force Fallacy
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1  cards
Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy (absence of evidence)
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2  cards
Appeal to Novelty Fallacy (allure of a new idea)
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2  cards
Appeal to the People Fallacy (because others believe It)
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4  cards
Appeal to Unqualified Authority Fallacy
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2  cards
Fallacy of Accident (fire) (principal held generally)
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4  cards
False Dilemma Fallacy (incomplete choices)
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5  cards
Semantic And Syntactic Fallacies (multiple meanings)
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10  cards
Begging the Question Fallacy (presupposing conclusion)
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6  cards
Question Begging Sentences (loaded question)
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1  cards
Missing the Point Fallacy (irrelevant conclusion)
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1  cards
Fallacy of Composition (great players = great team)
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3  cards
Fallacy of Division (great team = great players)
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1  cards
Is-Ought Fallacy (inference from facts to values)
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3  cards
Appeal to Tradition Fallacy (is-ought to not change)
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2  cards
Quoting Out of Context Fallacy (switched meaning)
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2  cards
Red Herring Fallacy (distract - irrelevant premise)
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1  cards
Straw Man and Fidelity Fallacy (unfaithful Refutation)
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2  cards
Hasty Fallacization Fallacy (principal of charity)
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4  cards
Causation - Post Hoc - After, Because - fallacy
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3  cards
Causation - Cum Hoc - Accidental - Fallacy
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2  cards
Causation - Simpson’s Paradox - Data Sets - Fallacy
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2  cards
Causation - Gambler’s Fallacy
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2  cards
Causation - Base Rate Fallacy
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Causation - Slippery Slope Fallacy
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2  cards
Hasty Generalization Fallacy
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2  cards

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