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Fallacies-ENG 121

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Non- Sequitur a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement
False dichotomy (either-or) involves a situation in which limited alternatives are considered, when in fact there is at least one additional option. The opposite of this fallacy is argument to moderation. ...
Hasty generalization faulty generalization by reaching an inductive generalization based on insufficient evidence—essentially making a hasty conclusion without considering all of the variables. ...
Stereotype (sweeping generalization) a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
False analogy false analogy is a faulty instance of the argument from analogy.
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc after this, therefore resulting from it: used to indicate that a causal relationship has erroneously been assumed from a merely sequential one
Straw Man a person compared to a straw image; a sham.
Red Herring something, esp. a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting
misleading statistics statistical argument asserts a falsehood.
Slippery slope an idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous
Circular reasoning the reasoner begins with what he or she is trying to end up with".
ad hominem of an argument or reaction) arising from or appealing to the emotions and not reason or logic.
begging the question implicit premise would directly entail the conclusion; in other words, basing a conclusion on an assumption that is as much in need of proof or demonstration as the conclusion itself
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