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Deductive thinking   is the kind of reasoning that begins with two or more premisesand derives a conclusion that must follow from those premises, a conclusionthat is in fact contained or hidden in those very premises.  
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categorical syllogism   MAJOR PREMISE—All human beings are mortal.MINOR PREMISE—Ann is a human being.CONCLUSION—Therefore, Ann is mortal.  
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existential fallacy   when a particular conclusion is drawn fromtwo universal premises.  
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hypothetical syllogisms   “if-then” form.  
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Denial-Affirmation   “either/or”statements  
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The Fallacy of Division   attempt to argue that what is true of the whole is true of its parts  
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Circular Reasoning (begging the question)   a conclusionthat a person is arguing for is already assumed to be true in one of theargument’s premises.  
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The Either/Or Fallacy (all-or-nothing, black/white, false delima)   )= not acknowledging that (1) both alternatives could betrue, (2) gray areas exist between the two alternatives, or (3) other possibilitiesexist  
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Inductive reasoning   set of evidence or observationsabout some members of a class, or about some events-From this evidence or observationwe draw a conclusion about other members of the class, or other events  
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Analogical argument   form of inductive reasoning that rests on the similaritiesbetween two things.  
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Hasty Generalization   a conclusion is drawn from a sample thatis too small or selective to assume with any confidence that it represents the subjectaccurately.  
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reasonable generalization   has alarge enough sample to warrant an inference  
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composition fallacy   assumes that what is trueof the whole’s parts is true of the whole.  
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post hoc ergo propter hoc(“after this, therefore, because of this”)   if an event follows X, it is thereforecaused by X.  
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extravagant hypothesis fallacy   the formulation of a complex or unlikely explanation for an event when a simplerexplanation would do  
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false analogy (weak analogy)   similarities betweentwo things being compared are not substantial enough to assume that anothercharacteristic of one of them probably applies to the other.  
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Slippery Slope   once a person initiates an action, there is no stopping it untilit hits bottom.  
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geneticfallacy   mistaken belief that the origin of an idea has some bearing on thetruth or falsity of it  
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appeal to authority.   People use it whenever theyjustify their values and ideas by appealing to an authoritative source  
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Appeal to tradition   attempt to justify a practice or policy because ithas “always” been that way.  
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is/ought fallacy   argue that because something is the case, it therefore ought to be thecase.  
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bandwagon appeal   appeal topopularity.  
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appeal to ignorance   states a position to be true, or at least well-supported, by appealing tothe fact that there is no evidence to “prove” the position false  
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