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a dangerous course, one that leads to catastrophe
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| the power or ability to attract, interest, amuse or stimulate the mind or emotions |
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| agreement in direction, tendency, or character |
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| particular tendency or inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question |
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| a fact or argument put forth as proof or evidence |
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Sentimental appeals
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| an attitude toward something; regard; opinion |
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Hasty generalizations
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| a logical fallacy of faulty generalization by reaching an inductive generalizaton based on insufficient information |
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Post hoc, ergo proctor hoc
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| occuring or done after the event |
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| to assert or maintain as fact |
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| the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument |
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| a fallacy in which an argument is base on misleading or superficial comparisons |
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| the quality or power, in literature or speech, of arousing feelings of pity |
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| educated guess based off of general propositions |
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| reasoning that constructs or evalutes deducive arguments |
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Empirical evidence
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| research that derives its data by means of direct observation or experiment |
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| research that includes factual information |
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Anecdoctal evidence
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| information that is not based on facts or careful study |
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| appealing to the emotions and not reason or logic |
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| the attitudes, feelings, values, and behavior that inform and characterize the society |
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| an error in reasoning that renders the argument invalid |
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| capable of being believed |
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| the foundation or basis on which a belief or action rests |
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| a deep conviction or belief |
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| rational principle expressed in words and things, argument, or justification |
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| party caused be a mass appeal or strength readily attracts many followers |
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| the undue use of exaggeration or display |
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| deliberate spreading of such information |
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| the act of offering or suggesting somethinf for acceptance |
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Either/ or fallacy
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| logically fallacy when only 2 possible options are presented |
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| ironical statement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative contrary |
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| in order to mislead or hedge |
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| the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices |
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| means of communication that can reach or influence people |
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| vague expression for one thought to be offensive or harsh |
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| the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning |
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| a self- contradictory and false proposition |
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| use of a word as a regular grammatical substitute for a preceding word or group of words |
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