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Fallacies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Definition of ad hominem | Attack the person not the arguement. |
| Example of ad hominem | you're just a fatty |
| Phrase of ad hominem | Your mom/face making it personal |
| Definition of Appeal to the stone | Dismissing an arguement without evidence |
| Example of appeal to the stone | P1 candy is good P2 No it's not. |
| Phrase for appeal to the stone | Nope "Wrong" Invalid |
| Definition of Slippery Slope | A minor action leads to a major problem/Going to the extreme. |
| Example of Slippery Slope | Candy=hyper=goof off=bad grades= dropout=no job=homeless=death |
| Phrase for Slippery Slope | Domino effect |
| Definition for Appeal to Authority | Using a person as your evidence/an expert can't be wrong |
| Example of appeal to Authority | My dad says fortnite is bad for you |
| Phrase for Appeal to Authority | "He/she said so" |
| Definition for Non-Sequitur | Response that does not logically follow |
| Example for non-sequitur | she tapped my arm therefore I can slap her |
| Phrase for non-sequitur | miss matched |
| Definition for False Dichotomy | Acting like there are only two choices when there are more |
| Example for False Dichotomy | you're either with me or against me |
| Phrase for False Dichotomy | A or C no B - either or |
| Definition for False causality | To say event 1 caused event 2 |
| Example for False causality | the roosters crow makes the sun rise |
| Phrase for False Causality | superticion/fake cause and effect |
| Definition for Continuum Fallacy | Demanding to much specificity |
| Example for contiuum | Don't watch too much T.V. How much is too much? |
| Phrase for contiuum | Not good enough |
| Definition for Strawman Fallacy | To change the argument into an easier to defeat version |
| Example for strawman | P1 I like candy P2 so you never eat veggies? |
| Phrase for strawman | Dont put words in my mouth |
| Definition for Begging the question | To assume the premise is true |
| Example for Begging the Question | opinion=evidence=opinion circular logic |
| Phrase for Begging the Question | It is. |
| Definition for Appeal to emotion | Using an emotional response as evidence |
| Example for Appeal to emotion | Think of the children. How would you feel |
| Phrase for Appeal to emotion | save us |
| Definition for Moving the Goalpost | demanding more evidence without accecpting prior evidence |
| Example for Moving the Goalpost | P1 he's a liar P2 prove it P1 he lied in this interview P2 prove that he wasn't set up |
| Phrase for Moving th Goalpost | "prove it" |
| Definition for Echo Chamber | To refuse evidence or opinions that contridict you. |
| Example for Echo Chamber | Flat Earthers |
| Phrase for Echo Chamber | "Echo, echo, echo" |
| Definition for Proof by intimidation | To be intimidated into agreement, you walked away first so i'm right |
| Example for Proof by intimidation | The teacher was wrong but she'll give me a detention if I argue |
| Phrase for Proof by intimidation | I give up/just give in |
| Definition of Red Herring | redircting the arguement in your favor |
| Example for Red Herring | P1 that polititcian did bad stuff P2 well this politician did bad stuff too |
| Phrase for Red Herring | A-->1 "besides the point |
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