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COM 131 Fallacies

COM 131 Review

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Labeling people or ideas with words or bad connotation. Name Calling
Good words that want people to accept and agree with ideas without examining evidence Glittering Generalities
Trys to win confidence and support by appearing to be a person like ourselves. Plain Folks Appeal
Only telling the people what they want to hear. Argumentum Ad Populum
Attacking the speaker, not the subject. Argumentum Ad Hominem
Urges to support an action or opinion only because it's popular. Bandwagon
Sets up a cause and effect relationship that may not be true. Faulty cause and effect
Comparisons between analogies that have no connection and nothing in common. False Analogy
Believing there is a simple yes or no answer to a complex problem. Two Extremes
Selecting only facts that support the speakers point of view, ignoring all others Card Stacking
Testimonial possibly by a non-expert. Testimonial
An argument that relies on irrelevant premises for its conclusion. Red Herring
A faulty assumption that leads to a series of unwanted events. Slippery Slope
An argument supporting a claim because it has always been done that way. Appeal to Tradition
An argument in which the conclusion is not connected to the reasoning. Non Sequitur
An argument in which and isolated instance is used to make an unwarranted general conclusion. Hasty Generalization
An argument that is stated in such a way that it has to be true, even without evidence. Begging The Question
An argument stated in only two alternatives, though more may exist. Either-Or Fallacy
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