Logical Fallacies Study Guide Exam
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The Self-Evident Truth - ✔✔is any statement that claims to need no definition or
proof.
The False or Weak Analogy - ✔✔is a comparison (an analogy) that is not true or
is true in only the most tentative ways.
Begging the Question "Circular Reasoning" - ✔✔is the fallacy of basing a
conclusion on a premise that has not yet been proven or agreed upon.
The Cum Hoc Fallacy - ✔✔shows two events observed as occurring at the same
time, and one is therefore seen as causing the other.
The Post Hoc Fallacy - ✔✔(is similar but post means "after") argues that
because one event happened after another event, it must have happened
because of that earlier event.
Hasty Generalities - ✔✔occur whenever a person arrives at a general conclusion
based on too little evidence.
Sweeping Generalities - ✔✔is similar to the Hasty Generality. It might be based
on data, but is too far reaching and does not account for variations in the data.
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The Self-Evident Truth - ✔✔is any statement that claims to need no definition or
proof.
The False or Weak Analogy - ✔✔is a comparison (an analogy) that is not true or
is true in only the most tentative ways.
Begging the Question "Circular Reasoning" - ✔✔is the fallacy of basing a
conclusion on a premise that has not yet been proven or agreed upon.
The Cum Hoc Fallacy - ✔✔shows two events observed as occurring at the same
time, and one is therefore seen as causing the other.
The Post Hoc Fallacy - ✔✔(is similar but post means "after") argues that
because one event happened after another event, it must have happened
because of that earlier event.
Hasty Generalities - ✔✔occur whenever a person arrives at a general conclusion
based on too little evidence.
Sweeping Generalities - ✔✔is similar to the Hasty Generality. It might be based
on data, but is too far reaching and does not account for variations in the data.
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