PHI 105 final study guide questions with
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fallacy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-an |error |to |the |theory |of |argument |assessment |which |proceeds |
mainly |by |examination |of |the |standards |that |a |good |argument |must |meet
acceptability |of |the |premises |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-premises |are |acceptable |when |they |can |
reasonably |be |accepted |as |true. |This |is |the |first |criterion |for |good |arguments
relevance |of |the |premises |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-premises |are |relevant |when |they |provide |support |
for |the |conclusion. |Relevance |of |the |premises |is |the |second |criterion |for |good |arguments
ad |hominem |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |fallacious |argument |that |substitutes |irrelevant |information |
discrediting |the |author |of |a |statement |for |genuine |evidence |that |the |statement |is |false
straw |man |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |fallacious |argument |that |irrelevantly |attacks |a |position |that |
appears |similar |to, |but |is |actually |different |from, |an |opponent's |position, |and |concludes |that |the |
opponent's |real |position |has |thereby |been |refuted
post |hoc |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |fallacious |reasoning |in |which |an |effect |is |identified |as |a |cause |
and |the |cause |is |identified |as |an |effect
equivocation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |fallacy |committed |by |an |argument |when |a |premise |has |two
|interpretations, |one |acceptable |and |one |unacceptable, |and |when |it |is |the |unacceptable |
interpretation |that |is |required |by |the |conclusion
confusing |cause |and |effect |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-fallacious |reasoning |in |which |an |effect |is |
identified |as |a |cause |and |the |cause |is |identified |as |an |effect
common |cause |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |fallacy |committed |when |it |is |claimed |that |there |is |a |causal |
relation |between |A |and |B |when |in |fact |both |A |and |B |are |cause |by |a |third |factor |C
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fallacy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-an |error |to |the |theory |of |argument |assessment |which |proceeds |
mainly |by |examination |of |the |standards |that |a |good |argument |must |meet
acceptability |of |the |premises |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-premises |are |acceptable |when |they |can |
reasonably |be |accepted |as |true. |This |is |the |first |criterion |for |good |arguments
relevance |of |the |premises |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-premises |are |relevant |when |they |provide |support |
for |the |conclusion. |Relevance |of |the |premises |is |the |second |criterion |for |good |arguments
ad |hominem |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |fallacious |argument |that |substitutes |irrelevant |information |
discrediting |the |author |of |a |statement |for |genuine |evidence |that |the |statement |is |false
straw |man |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |fallacious |argument |that |irrelevantly |attacks |a |position |that |
appears |similar |to, |but |is |actually |different |from, |an |opponent's |position, |and |concludes |that |the |
opponent's |real |position |has |thereby |been |refuted
post |hoc |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |fallacious |reasoning |in |which |an |effect |is |identified |as |a |cause |
and |the |cause |is |identified |as |an |effect
equivocation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |fallacy |committed |by |an |argument |when |a |premise |has |two
|interpretations, |one |acceptable |and |one |unacceptable, |and |when |it |is |the |unacceptable |
interpretation |that |is |required |by |the |conclusion
confusing |cause |and |effect |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-fallacious |reasoning |in |which |an |effect |is |
identified |as |a |cause |and |the |cause |is |identified |as |an |effect
common |cause |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |fallacy |committed |when |it |is |claimed |that |there |is |a |causal |
relation |between |A |and |B |when |in |fact |both |A |and |B |are |cause |by |a |third |factor |C
