Philosophy Critical Reasoning Exam with well explained answers
Circular Reasoning - P because Q and Q because P Argument goes in a circle. Appeal to the Crowd - Most of expert crowd agrees on something that is right. Appeal to Pity - Compassionate to do something, therefore you should. Genetic Fallacy - Argue against something by saying has a bad origin. Innuendo - Use words to imply something without actually saying it. Appeal to Questionable Authority - Non-expert (biologist talks about philosophy0 Flattery - Build up person you are arguing with. Ad Hominem - talking about person/personal attack. Contradicting between person's argument, inconsistent. Begging the Question - If P therefore P. Exclude Opponents position automatically. Special Pleading - Agree something is a rule, but ignore it in their case. No true Scotsman - Make a generalization about group, then exclude the person because they are different.Non-Sequitor - Perfect premises then jump to conclusion
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