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List six, Logical Fallacies

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non sequitur   show
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show something that distracts attention from the real issue (comes from the practice of drawing a red herring-a smoked fish-across a trail to confuse hunting dogs).  
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post hoc   show
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show 1. a weak or imaginary opposition (as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted.  
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show an attack on an opponent's character rather than by an answer to the contentions made; an appeal to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect.  
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fallacy   show
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begging the question   show
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show fallacy that occurs when a writer builds an argument upon the assumption that there are only two choices or possible outcomes when actually there are several.  
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hasty generalization   show
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show gaining favor or agreement by ignoring examples that disprove the point, and listing only those examples that support one's case.  
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