Term
|
Definition
| appeal to the masses, emotions |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| argument against a person, don't address the topic, abusive, circumstantial |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| irrelevant conclusion, premises do support a conclusion, just not the given one |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| misleading, false lead, diversionary tactic |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| build opponents position weakly so it is easy to refute |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| argument from ignorance: cannot prove it is false, thus it is true, or vice versa |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| appeal to an inappropriate authority |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| false cause, treating what isn't the cause as the cause |
|
|
Term
| post hoc ergo propter hoc |
|
Definition
| assuming that something that preceding an event is the cause of the event, literally: after this, therefore because of this |
|
|
Term
| hasty generalization (converse action) |
|
Definition
| assuming the atypical is typical |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| assuming the typical is true of the atypical |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| assumes an answer to the issue in question, must be a question |
|
|
Term
| Begging the question, petitio principii |
|
Definition
| conclusion stated in the premises |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| meaning of words changes throughout the argument, ambiguity and sophisms |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| confusing, awkward grammatical structure |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| accent or emphases is placed upon different words, this includes taking words out of context |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| what is true for all parts is true for the whole, what is true for each member is true for the collection |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| what is true of the whole is true of each part, what is true of the collection is true of each member |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| saying something leads to disaster without reason to believe it would |
|
|
