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Fallacies
Term | Definition |
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Emotive Language | Play on emotions. Flattery, pity, fear, peer pressure |
False Dilemma | Either-Or. ultimatum. Only two choices |
Slippery Slope | If/then. If we do this, then this will happen |
Ad hominem | Personal Attack. Label people. Discredited because of labels. |
Ad populum | Popular Beliefs. Jump on bandwagon. Be part of the group |
Common Practice | Popular Behavior. Action/ Bandwagon. Everyone else is doing it. |
Red Herring | Distraction from the real issue |
Straw Man | Easily knocked down. No merit. Exaggerated or distorted and then attacked. |
Generalization | All, always, every, never, none. |
False Analogy | Crazy comparison. Apples to oranges. |
Post hoc | A caused B. |
utilitarianism | the ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility, and that conduct should be directed toward promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons. |
virtue | moral excellence; goodness; righteousness |
deontological | ethics, especially that branch dealing with duty, moral obligation, and right action. |