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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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