In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Question: ad hominemAnswer: an argument "directed against a person [either their character or their qualifications] rather than the position they are maintaining."
Latin: to the Question: to doubtful authorityAnswer: the treatment of a non-expert as an expert. celebrity endorsements use this . Question: false Answer: comparing two ideas or situations that are not fully comparable. these are difficult to catch sometimes they seem so logical. Question: reasoning/begging the questionAnswer: an argument where the premise is the same (maybe reworded) as the conclusion Question: false Answer: arguments that only two outcomes when three or more outcomes are possible. politicians love these. these fallacies often appeal to fear. Question: equivocationAnswer: an that changes the definition of a word or phrase in the course of an argument Question: hasty or sweepy Answer: an argument that appeals to a sample of examples that is too . this argument analyzes one person and assumes that all are like that one person (or small group of people) Question: stereotypingAnswer: imposing onto one person a based on a group of individuals who share a common trait Question: misleading Answer: an argument that uses a fact in isolation. is king. Question: non Answer: an argument where the conclusion has no to the premises.
Latin: it does not follow
Question: post hoc, ergo propter Answer: an argument that credits or blames an event or situation simply because it happened prior to another event.
Latin: after this, therefore because of Question: red Answer: an switches the focus from the original argument presented. Question: straw-man Answer: an argument that "misrepresents someone's argument [either intentionally or unintentionally] to make it to attack" Question: tu quoqueAnswer: an argument that to defeat their opponent based on hypocrisy. if the opponent cannot follow his own advice, his advice must be invalid.
Latin: you, too Question: slippery Answer: an argument that exaggerates the potential consequences of an or choice. political ads or some pharmaceutical commercials. |
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