WGU D265
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1. Principle of Char- we should choose the reconstructed argument that gives the benefit of the doubt
ity to the person presenting the argument
2. confirmation bias a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to
ignore or distort contradictory evidence
3. Alief An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our instinctual responses can
conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
4. representitative- A cognitive bias in which we categorize a new situation based on the nearest
ness heuristic prototype or experience in our mind.
5. anchoring bias a tendency to fixate on initial information, from which one then fails to adequately
adjust for subsequent information
6. selection bias When the sample we generalize from is too small or is not representative of the
larger target population
7. selective report- Reporting the same data in different ways to achieve different rhetorical goals.
ing
8. availability bias items that are more readily available in memory are judged as having occurred
more frequently
9. ad hominem a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute
10. Genetic Fallacy Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began
it.
11. straw man fallacy instead of dealing with the actual issue, it attacks a weaker version of the argument
12. red herring falla- when a speaker introduces an irrelevant issue or piece of evidence to divert
cy attention from argument
13. accepting a claim merely because an authority figure endorses it
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_emfimp
1. Principle of Char- we should choose the reconstructed argument that gives the benefit of the doubt
ity to the person presenting the argument
2. confirmation bias a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to
ignore or distort contradictory evidence
3. Alief An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our instinctual responses can
conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
4. representitative- A cognitive bias in which we categorize a new situation based on the nearest
ness heuristic prototype or experience in our mind.
5. anchoring bias a tendency to fixate on initial information, from which one then fails to adequately
adjust for subsequent information
6. selection bias When the sample we generalize from is too small or is not representative of the
larger target population
7. selective report- Reporting the same data in different ways to achieve different rhetorical goals.
ing
8. availability bias items that are more readily available in memory are judged as having occurred
more frequently
9. ad hominem a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute
10. Genetic Fallacy Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began
it.
11. straw man fallacy instead of dealing with the actual issue, it attacks a weaker version of the argument
12. red herring falla- when a speaker introduces an irrelevant issue or piece of evidence to divert
cy attention from argument
13. accepting a claim merely because an authority figure endorses it
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