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a person makes an argument by focusing on the emotional rather than logical
aspects of an issue
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1 Appeal to tradition 2 variable
3 fallacy of equivocation 4 Appeal to pity
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Terms in this set (129)
, making the claim that a certain course of action
should be taken or a certain value system should be
Appeal to tradition
upheld because that is the way things have always
been
A person cites an expert in an area as a way to justify
Appeal to authority
a claim.
Appeal to force making a claim using a threat
a person makes an argument by focusing on the
Appeal to pity
emotional rather than logical aspects of an issue
criticizing the person who is making a claim rather
ad hominem
than criticizing the claim itself
a term is used in more than one sense in the same
fallacy of equivocation
argument
mischaracterizing another position in order to more
straw man fallacy
easily refute it.
a circular argument is presented. an individual simply
Begging the question restates the claim as justification for the claim instead
of providing grounds to justify the claim
forces a listener to pick between two choices, when
false dichotomy
really more options exist
a person claims that taking one course of action will
slippery slope automatically lead to even more extreme courses of
action, and thus the initial action should not be taken
assuming that because one event occurred before
post hoc
another event, the first event caused the second.
a person reasons from a small sample to a large
hasty generalization
population
"you too". respond to a claim by making a
tu quoque
counterclaim, rather than addressing the initial claim.
variable anything that has 2 or more (car, truck, ethnicity)
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Practice questions for this set
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a person makes an argument by focusing on the emotional rather than logical
aspects of an issue
Choose an answer
1 Appeal to tradition 2 variable
3 fallacy of equivocation 4 Appeal to pity
Don't know?
Terms in this set (129)
, making the claim that a certain course of action
should be taken or a certain value system should be
Appeal to tradition
upheld because that is the way things have always
been
A person cites an expert in an area as a way to justify
Appeal to authority
a claim.
Appeal to force making a claim using a threat
a person makes an argument by focusing on the
Appeal to pity
emotional rather than logical aspects of an issue
criticizing the person who is making a claim rather
ad hominem
than criticizing the claim itself
a term is used in more than one sense in the same
fallacy of equivocation
argument
mischaracterizing another position in order to more
straw man fallacy
easily refute it.
a circular argument is presented. an individual simply
Begging the question restates the claim as justification for the claim instead
of providing grounds to justify the claim
forces a listener to pick between two choices, when
false dichotomy
really more options exist
a person claims that taking one course of action will
slippery slope automatically lead to even more extreme courses of
action, and thus the initial action should not be taken
assuming that because one event occurred before
post hoc
another event, the first event caused the second.
a person reasons from a small sample to a large
hasty generalization
population
"you too". respond to a claim by making a
tu quoque
counterclaim, rather than addressing the initial claim.
variable anything that has 2 or more (car, truck, ethnicity)
