MindTap 3.1
Fallacy - correct answer -A defect in an argument that arises from a mistake in
reasoning or the creation of an illusion that makes a bad argument appear good
-Used to persuade a person to believe a statement by using emotions, disapproval, or biases
-Can be a deductive unsound argument
-Can be a inductive uncogent argument
Formal Fallacies - correct answer -A fallacy that can be identified by merely
examining the form or structure of an argument
-Only found in deductive arguments with identifiable forms
Examples: categorical syllogisms, disjunctive syllogisms, and hypothetical syllogisms
Categorical Syllogisms - correct answer A syllogism in which each statement begins
with one of the words "all," "no," or "some."
Hypothetical Syllogisms - correct answer A syllogism having a conditional ("if ...
then") statement for one or both of its premises
Disjunctive Syllogisms - correct answer A syllogism having a disjunctive ("either ...
or...") statement
Informal Fallacies - correct answer A fallacy that can be detected only through
analysis of the content of an argument
Fallacy - correct answer -A defect in an argument that arises from a mistake in
reasoning or the creation of an illusion that makes a bad argument appear good
-Used to persuade a person to believe a statement by using emotions, disapproval, or biases
-Can be a deductive unsound argument
-Can be a inductive uncogent argument
Formal Fallacies - correct answer -A fallacy that can be identified by merely
examining the form or structure of an argument
-Only found in deductive arguments with identifiable forms
Examples: categorical syllogisms, disjunctive syllogisms, and hypothetical syllogisms
Categorical Syllogisms - correct answer A syllogism in which each statement begins
with one of the words "all," "no," or "some."
Hypothetical Syllogisms - correct answer A syllogism having a conditional ("if ...
then") statement for one or both of its premises
Disjunctive Syllogisms - correct answer A syllogism having a disjunctive ("either ...
or...") statement
Informal Fallacies - correct answer A fallacy that can be detected only through
analysis of the content of an argument
