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englsh 7
terms for test 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Genetic fallacy | My parents told me that God exists; therefore, God exists. |
| Appeal to authority | the opinion of an authority on a topic is used as evidence to support an argument. |
| Appeal to ignorance | It asserts that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proven false or a proposition is false because it has not yet been proven true |
| appeal to pity | someone tries to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting his opponent's feelings of pity or guilt |
| false cause | mislocates the cause of one phenomenon in another that is only seemingly related. |
| strawman | an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent's real argument |
| false analogy | since Item A and Item B both have Quality X in common, they must also have Quality Y in common |
| complex questioning | in which the answer to a given question presupposes a prior answer to a prior question |
| either or fallacy | an argument is constructed so as to imply the necessity of choosing one of only two alternatives |
| quantitative logic fallacy | All philosophers are wise |
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