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Logical Fallacies
Test on 2-18-09
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ad Hominem | attacking a person's motive or character instead of his/her argument; used to prejudice the audience against the opponent and his view; "mudslinging" in politics |
| Ad Populum | use of emotionally charged words to swat the reader's opinion for or against an argument; while this is a fallacy, it can be very effective |
| Ad Verecundiam | use of an authority figure in a refernce to the argument; implies that authority/respected persons support the argument when in reality they may not; even with reference to great men of the past |
| Begging the Question | presenting a premise as if it were a fact when it is debatable |
| Either / Or Fallacy | asserts that a situation can have only two possible outcomes, one of which is definitely preferable |
| Hasty Generalization | basing a conclusion on too little evidence |
| Non Sequitur | an attempt to relate two or more ideas which are not related; one idea does not logically lead to the next |
| Oversimplification | trying to provide a simple solution to a complex problem |
| Post Hoc | the assumption that an earlier event causes a later event, when there may be no connection between them |
| Red Herring | something that is used to distract the audience's attention from the real issue |
| Misleading Statistics | the use of statistical evidence in order to mislead |
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