ntro Logic Unit 5
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Zachattack97 on March 16, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 informal fallacy | is a popular but invalid (or unhelpful) form of argument |
| fallacy of distraction | a argument that confuses the issue by pointing to information that is actually irrelevant to the conclusion |
| ipse dixit | an illegitimate appeal to authority |
| ad populum | an illegitimate appeal to a majority |
| ad baculum | an illegitimate appeal to force |
| ad hominem | a verbal attack on a person rather than his argument |
| bulverism | attacking a position by pointing out how the arguer came to hold it |
| tu quoque | points to an inconsistency between a person's argument and behavior |
| ad ignorantiam | an argument from lack of evidence |
| chronological snobbery | an argument based merely on the passage of time |
| fallacies of ambiguity | arguments that confuse the real issue with multiple, vague, or otherwise unclear meanings |
| equivocation | changing the definition of a term in the middle of an argument |
| fallacy of accent | alters the meaning of a statement through changed emphasis |
| amphiboly | a vagueness of grammar that disguises or alters meaning |
| composition | the fallacy of transferring attributes from part to whole |
| division | the fallacy of transferring attributes from whole to part |
| fallacies of form | arguments that fail to establish their conclusions because of a weakness in logical structure |
| circular reasoning | secretly assuming what you are trying to prove |
| post hoc ergo propter hoc | improperly assuming that a sequence in time implies a cause and effect |
| either/or | making an argument based on a false dilemma |
| complex question | a question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response |
| apriorism | a hasty generalization |
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