Personal attack fallacy Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Never attempt to eat just one Crispy & Salty brand potato chip. Once you eat one, you just can't stop. Before you know it, you'll eat the whole bag--maybe even two or three bags. - correct answer Slippery Slope Bill said John's new girlfriend is a fox. Foxes live in the woods. So, John's new girlfriend must live in the woods - correct answer Equivocation My opponent in this election doesn't deserve your vote. He's a liar, a confessed child molester, and he's twice been convicted...

Circular Reasoning - correct answers P because Q and Q because P Argument goes in a circle. Appeal to the Crowd - correct answers Most of expert crowd agrees on something that is right. Appeal to Pity - correct answers Compassionate to do something, therefore you should. Genetic Fallacy - correct answers Argue against something by saying has a bad origin. Innuendo - correct answers Use words to imply something without actually saying it. Appeal to Questionable Authority - correct...

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Tenacity - accepting ideas as valid because they have been accepted for so long or repeated so often that they seem to be true. Ex: old wives tales Intuition - accepting ideas because of a gut feeling that it is true Authority - believe someone because they are in a position of authority ex: wearing a white lab coat Logic and reason - A=B and B=C, therefore A must = C Empiricism - gaining knowledge through observation or experiences Scientific Thinking formula - Science = Rationalism + E...

What uses a set of facts or assumptions, called premises, to support a conclusion? An argument A ________________ is a deceptive argument in which the conclusion is not well supported by the premises. fallacy Which fallacy is best represented by the argument "I've seen Christians being hypocritical to what their faith proclaims. Therefore, I choose not to believe in their faith." Personal Attack Which argument is the best example of the appeal to ignorance fallacy? "There is n...

What uses a set of facts or assumptions, called premises, to support a conclusion? - An argument A ________________ is a deceptive argument in which the conclusion is not well supported by the premises. - fallacy Which fallacy is best represented by the argument "I've seen Christians being hypocritical to what their faith proclaims. Therefore, I choose not to believe in their faith." - Personal Attack Which argument is the best example of the appeal to ignorance fallacy? - "There is...

Logic Statement (SHSAT).A logical argument always includes: - correct answer At least on premise and one conclusion. 1-A A fallacy is: - correct answer A deceptive argument 1-A Which of the following could NOT qualify as a logical argument? - correct answer A list of premises that do not lead to a conclusion. 1-A An argument in which the conclusion essentially restates the premise is an example of: - correct answer Circular Reasoning 1-A The fallacy of the appeal to ignorance occ...

Math Verified Final Exam Guide Test 2024. In the following argument, identify the premise and conclusion, explain why the argument is deceptive, and identify the type of fallacy it represents. I will not give money to the tsunami relief organization. After I last gave to a charity, an audit showed that most of the money was used to pay its administrators in the front office. - ANSWER 1. Premise: After I last gave to a charity, an audit showed that most of the money was used to pay its adminis...

1 DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Criteria to determine presence of psychopathology? Correct Answer: 1. Psychological dysfunction with cognitive processes and/or behavior and/or emotion 2. Distress and/or functional impairment in social and/or vocational and/or education and/or daily life 3. Culturally Unexpected When was the "birth date" of psychology? Correct Answer: 1886 Who was Wilhelm Wundt Correc...

Strawman - Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack. Example: After will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying he is surprised that Will hates our country so much and wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending. false cause - You presumed that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other. Many people confuse correlation (things happening together or in s...