Logic and Critical Thinking Wk 5
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sarahbell2007 on October 18, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Aristotle has that heavy objects fall faster than light ones so it much be so. | appeal to authority -appealing in an improper way to expert opinion |
| The majority of people like soda. Therefore, soda is good | Appeal to Crowd - arguing that a view must be true because most people believe it. |
| You owe me big time because I really stuck my neck out for you. | Appeal to Emotion -to stir up feeling instead of arguing logically |
| If you don't want to get beaten up, you will agree with what I say | Appeal to Force -using threats to get a conclusion accepted |
| You are so stupid your argument couldn't possibly be true | Ad hominem -attacking the person instead of the view |
| No one has proved that there are UFOs Therefore there are no UFO's | Appeal to Ignorance -arguing that a view must be false because no one has proved it. |
| Yellow is a color Corn is yellow So, corn is a color | Abiguous -changes the meaning of a term or phrase within the argument |
| ... | Beside the point -arguing for a conclusion irrelevant to the issue at hand |
| We should either take all the Bible literally or none of it. | Black and white -oversimplifying by assuming that one of two extremes must be true |
| God must have created the world since someone did. | circular -assuming the truth of what has yet to be proved |
| Are you still beating your wife? | complex question -asking a question that assumes the truth of something false or doubtful |
| Christians are peaceful, Muslins are terrorists. | false stereoptype -assuming that members of a certain group are more alike than they are |
| Belief in God is explained because of one's need for a father figure. | genetic -arguing that a view must be false because we can explain why you hold it |
| Those liberals believe in legalized same-sex marriages Therefore we shouldn't legalize same-sex marriages | opposition -arguing that a view must be false because our opponents believe it |
| You should vote for this candidate because she's intelligent and has much experience in politics. | pro-con -an one-sided appeal to advantages and disadvantages |
| I ate tuna for lunch and aced my midterm Therefor tuna made me ace my midterm | post hoc -arguing that since A happening after B, thus A was caused by B |
| People like cake. People like icecream. People will like icecream cake. | Part-whole composition -arguing that what applies to the part must apply to the whole |
| "Senator Jones says that we should not fund the attack submarine program. I disagree entirely. I can't understand why he wants to leave us defenseless like that." | straw man -misrepresents a opponents view |
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